Laboratory Procedures in Haematology

This handbook of “Laboratory Procedures in Haematology” is a technical manual and not a textbook. It has been written for Residents/post graduate students of Hematopathology and the laboratory technologists working in the Hematology laboratory. The students of Pathology are supposed to acquire thorough theoretical knowledge of hematology first through the textbooks and then for the practical hands on exercises should consult this manual. In this book the commonly employed procedures for hematological investigations can be followed step by step. In the era of automation most of the procedures have been much simplified and are carried out in shortest possible time. However, none the less the significance of manual procedures cannot be ignored especially in smaller laboratories of the developing world. Bone Marrow examination remains the single most important procedures in Hematooncology. Special emphasis has been given in this edition to the collection and processing of Bone Marrow specimens. Malaria may not be a problem for the Western and developed countries but poses a great challenge for the countries of tropical Africa, Middle East and Indian Subcontinent. A chapter has been added for counting the density of Malarial Parasite.