Paramedic Lab Manual covers the three major organ systems and integrates basic science, modern diagnstic techniques, and clinical aspects of malignant diseases affecting these organs.

Contents

1. The Hematopoietic System and Hematopoiesis
2. The Immune System: Structure and Function
3. Immunophenotypic Markers Useful in the Diagnosis and Classification of Hematopoietic Neoplasms
4. Immunohistochemical Analysis of Lymphoid Tissue
5. Flow Cytometric Analysis of Hematologic Specimens
6. Normal History and Immunoarchitecture of the Lymphohematopoietic System
7. Antigen Receptor Genes: Structure, Function, and Genetic Analysis of Their Rearrangements
8. Protooncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes Hematopoietic Malignancies
9. Application of Molecular Genetics to the Diagnosis and Classification of Malignant Lymphoma
10. Role of Cytogenetics in the Diagnosis and Classification of Hematopoietic Neoplasms
11. Organization and Operation of a Hematopathology Laboratory
12. Technical Factors in the Preparation and Evaluation of Lymph Node Biopsies
13. The Role of Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy in the Diagnosis
14. Diagnostic Significance of Morphologic Patterns of Lymphoid Proliferations in Lymph Nodes
15. The Reactive Lymphadenopathies
16. Atypical Lymphoproliferative Disorders
17. Hodgkin's Disease: Histopathy and Differential Diagnosis
18. Hodgkin's Disease: Cell of Origin, Immunobiology, and Pathogenesis
19. Classification of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas
20. Clinical Relevance of the Revised Europoean-American Classification of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas
21. Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
22. Mantle Cell Lymphoma
23. Nodal Marginal Zone B-Cell Lymphoma
24. Follicular Lymphoma
25. Diffuse Large Cell Lymphomas
26. Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
27. Burkitt's Lymphoma
28. Lymphadenopathy and the Lymphoid Neoplasms Associated with the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
29. Peripheral T-Cell Lymphomas
30. Nonhematopoietic Elements in Lymph Nodes
31. Extranodal Lymphoid Proliferations: General Principles and Differential Diagnosis
32. Benign and Malignant Cutaneous Lymphoproliferative Disorders Including Mycosis Fungoides
33. Gastrointestinal Lymphomas and Lymphoid Hyperplasias
34. Pulmonary Lymphomas and Lymphoid Hyperplasias
35. Malignant Lymphomas and Lymphoid Hyperplasias That Occur in the Ocular Adnexa (Orbit, Conjunctiva, and Eyelids)
36. Waldeyer's Ring, Sinonasal Region, Salivary Gland, Thyroid Gland, Central Nervous System, and Other Extranodal Lymphomas and Lymphoid Hyperplasias
37. Bone Marrow Specimen Processing
38. Cytochemical, Histochemical, and Immunohistochemical Analysis of the Bone Marrow
39. Bone Marrow Manifestations of Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas and Lymphoma-Like Disorders
40. B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic and Prolymphocytic Leukemia
41. Hairy Cell Leukemia and Related Disorders
42. B-Cell Immunoproliferative Disorders, Including Multiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis
43. Leukemias of Mature T Cells
44. Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma
45. Application of Molecular Genetics to the Diagnosis and Classification of Acute Leukemia
46. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
47. Acute Myeloid Leukemia
48. Myelodysplastic Syndromes
49. Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia and the Chronic Myeloproliferative Diseases
50. Interpretation of Postchemotherapy and Posttransplantation
51. Histiocytic and Dendritic Cell Proliferations
52. Mast Cell Disease
53. Histopathologic Manifestations of Lymphoproliferative and Myeloproliferative Disorders Involving the Spleen

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