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By G. Gulati and J. Caro
236 pp, $125.50
Chicago, IL, American Society for Clinical Pathology Press, 2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-8918-9546-6

JAMA. 2008;300(7):853-854.

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Review of blood cells is a staple for medical school, residency, and fellowship training. Whether one specializes in primary care or a subspecialty, reading and interpreting blood smears can enhance one's acumen in pinpointing specific diseases, thereby avoiding unnecessary tests, delays, and confusion. In hematology/oncology fellowships, fellows are taught blood cell (and bone marrow) morphology by counting and identifying thousands of cells in normal and abnormal smears, either by apprenticeship with a master or by comparison of cells, cell by cell, with an atlas. As the number of faculty hours available for mentoring at the microscope dwindles, increasing numbers of trainees will need to plod through sets of smears with the best possible atlas at their side.

Figure. Scanning electron micrograph of erythrocyte demonstrating its biconcave shape. Reproduced courtesy of John L. Zeller, MD, PhD.

This atlas, written by 2 experts—a pathologist and a hematologist—is one of the best for . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Paulette Mehta, MD, Reviewer
Departments of Hematology/Oncology, Pediatrics, and Internal Medicine
University of Arkansas Medical Center
Little Rock
paulette.mehta@gmail.com

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