1 Structure and function of red blood cells

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1 Structure and function of red blood cells 1
5. 2 Red blood cell parameters 3
6. 3 Definition of hemolysis 7
7. 4 Prevalence of hemolyzed specimens in clinical laboratories 9
8. 5 In vivo hemolysis 15
9. 6 In vitro hemolysis 21
10. 7 How to distinguish in vivo versus in vitro hemolysis 35
11. 8 Effects of in vitro hemolysis on laboratory testing 39
12. 9 Spurious hemolysis and veterinary medicine 55
13. 10 Detection of hemolyzed specimens 57
14. 11 Management of hemolyzed specimens 63
15. 12 The challenge of synthetic blood substitutes 81
16. References 89
17. Index 101