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By Waseem Anani MD, Gregory Denomme MD

Synthesizing the expertise of the world’s most respected authorities on these challenging conditions, Petz & Garratty's Immune Hemolytic Anemias, 3rd Edition, offers up-to-date, comprehensive coverage for today’s clinical hematologists, pathologists, transfusion medicine fellows, residents, and laboratory healthcare professionals. This extensively revised text examines the selection and interpretation of laboratory tests as well as all of today's best diagnostic and treatment methods for the full range of immune hemolytic anemias. Continuing the tradition of excellence begun by Drs. Lawrence D. Petz and George Garratty, this fully revised edition, now meticulously updated and edited by Drs. Waseem Anani and Gregory Denomme, remains the foremost resource on immune hemolytic anemias.

Provides critical information to help hematologists and other clinicians become more familiar with diagnosis and treatment of immune hemolytic anemias, and develop the rapid, informed decision-making skills that these conditions often demand

Includes both foundational knowledge and clinical guidance for diagnosis

Highlights laboratory features of individual disease states and provides guidance on tests used to determine differential diagnoses

Provides recommendations for navigating difficult cases where diagnostic testing and/or clinical presentation are unclear

Covers key topics including drug-induced hemolytic anemia, suppressed erythropoiesis in HDFN, blood transfusion in autoimmune hemolytic anemias, transplantation and autoimmune hemolytic anemias, with two new chapters on monoclonocal antibody therapies affecting red blood cells, and pediatric immune hemolytic anemia

An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish after the publication date