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,Copyrightf©f2007fbyfF.fA.fDavis.
Hematology f
inPractice
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Betty Ciesla, MS, MT(ASCP)SH Fa
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culty,fMedicalfTechnologyfProgram
MorganfStatefUniversityf
Baltimore,fMarylandf
AssistantfProfessorfV
illafJuliefCollegefStev
enson,fMaryland
,Copyrightf©f2007fbyfF.fA.fDavis.
F.fA.fDavisfCompanyf19
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icationsfbeforefadministeringfanyfdrug.fCautionfisfespeciallyfurgedfwhenfusingfnewforfinfre-
fquentlyforderedfdrugs.
Libraryf off Congressf Cataloging-in-Publicationf Data
Ciesla,fBetty.
Hematologyfinfpracticef/fBettyfCiesla.
p.f;fcm.
Includesfbibliographicalfreferences.f
ISBN-13:f978-0-8036-1526-7
ISBN-10:f 0-8036-1526-4
1.fBlood—Diseases.f2.fHematology.fI.fTitle.
[DNLM:f1.fHematologicfDiseases.f2.fCasefReports.f3.fHematologicfTests—methods.fWHf120fC569hf2007]
RB145.C5444f 2007
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, Copyrightf©f2007fbyfF.fA.fDavis.
Forfmyfdaughters,fwhofchangedfmyflifefF
orfmyfhusband,fwhomfIfcherish
Forfmyfmotherfandfsisters,fwhofchallengedfmyfimagination
iii
,Copyrightf©f2007fbyfF.fA.fDavis.
Hematology f
inPractice
f
Betty Ciesla, MS, MT(ASCP)SH Fa
f f f f
culty,fMedicalfTechnologyfProgram
MorganfStatefUniversityf
Baltimore,fMarylandf
AssistantfProfessorfV
illafJuliefCollegefStev
enson,fMaryland
,Copyrightf©f2007fbyfF.fA.fDavis.
F.fA.fDavisfCompanyf19
15fArchfStreet
Philadelphia,fPAf19103f
www.fadavis.com
Copyrightf©f2007fbyfF.fA.fDavisfCompany
Copyrightf©f2007fbyfF.fA.fDavisfCompany.fAllfrightsfreserved.fThisfproductfisfprotectedfbyfcopyright.fNofpa
rtfoffitfmayfbefreproduced,fstoredfinfafretrievalfsystem,forftransmittedfinfanyfformforfbyfanyfmeans,felec-
ftronic,fmechanical,fphotocopying,frecording,forfotherwise,fwithoutfwrittenfpermissionffromfthefpublisher.
PrintedfinfthefUnitedfStatesfoffAmericaf
Lastfdigitfindicatesfprintfnumber:f10f9f8f7f6f5f4f3f2f1
Acquisitionsf Editor:f Christaf Fratantoro
ManagerfoffContentfDevelopment:fDeborahfThorpfDevelop
mentalfEditor:fKeithfDonnellan
ArtfandfDesignfManager:fCarolynfO’Brien
Asfnewfscientificfinformationfbecomesfavailablefthroughfbasicfandfclinicalfresearch,frecommendedftreat-
fmentsfandfdrugftherapiesfundergofchanges.fThefauthor(s)fandfpublisherfhavefdonefeverythingfpossibleftof
makefthisfbookfaccurate,fupftofdate,fandfinfaccordfwithfacceptedfstandardsfatftheftimefoffpublication.fThefau
thor(s),feditors,fandfpublisherfarefnotfresponsiblefforferrorsforfomissionsforfforfconsequencesffromfappli-
fcationfoffthefbook,fandfmakefnofwarranty,fexpressedforfimplied,finfregardftofthefcontentsfoffthefbook.fAnyfpr
acticefdescribedfinfthisfbookfshouldfbefappliedfbyfthefreaderfinfaccordancefwithfprofessionalfstandardsfoffcaref
usedfinfregardftofthefuniquefcircumstancesfthatfmayfapplyfinfeachfsituation.fThefreaderfisfadvisedfalwaysf
tofcheckfproductfinformationf(packagefinserts)fforfchangesfandfnewfinformationfregardingfdosefandfcontraind
icationsfbeforefadministeringfanyfdrug.fCautionfisfespeciallyfurgedfwhenfusingfnewforfinfre-
fquentlyforderedfdrugs.
Libraryf off Congressf Cataloging-in-Publicationf Data
Ciesla,fBetty.
Hematologyfinfpracticef/fBettyfCiesla.
p.f;fcm.
Includesfbibliographicalfreferences.f
ISBN-13:f978-0-8036-1526-7
ISBN-10:f 0-8036-1526-4
1.fBlood—Diseases.f2.fHematology.fI.fTitle.
[DNLM:f1.fHematologicfDiseases.f2.fCasefReports.f3.fHematologicfTests—methods.fWHf120fC569hf2007]
RB145.C5444f 2007
616.1’5—dc22 2006028917
Authorizationftofphotocopyfitemsfforfinternalforfpersonalfuse,forfthefinternalforfpersonalfusefoffspecificfcli
ents,fisfgrantedfbyfF.fA.fDavisfCompanyfforfusersfregisteredfwithfthefCopyrightfClearancefCenterf(CCC)fTran
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CC,fafseparatefsystemfoffpaymentfhasfbeenfarranged.fTheffeefcodefforfusersfoffthefTransactionalfReportingfSer
vicefis:f8036-1526/07f+f$.10.
, Copyrightf©f2007fbyfF.fA.fDavis.
Forfmyfdaughters,fwhofchangedfmyflifefF
orfmyfhusband,fwhomfIfcherish
Forfmyfmotherfandfsisters,fwhofchallengedfmyfimagination
iii
