Hematology Board Review: Blueprint Study Guide and Q&A is a concise, outline-based study guide covering all topics that appear on the Hematology Certification Exam. The book includes all topics listed in the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) blueprint as essential material for the exam and highlights topic areas that are often found on the test. For hematology and oncology fellows as well as practicing clinicians needing a refresher before taking MOC, this handy study guide provides succinct overviews of all blood disorders, syndromes and diseases with practice questions on the go. Each disorder or disease-based chapter provides the same structure for ease of use beginning with the epidemiology, and followed by the etiology and risk factors, signs and symptoms, diagnostic criteria, indications for treatment, prognostic factors, treatment recommendations, and special considerations. The authors provide the most accurate and up-to-date information, including well-established treatment regimens for a variety of blood disorders, including iron disorders, bone marrow failure syndromes, platelet and megakaryocytic disorders, hemostasis, thrombosis, and hematologic malignancies. Later chapters review other major subspecialty areas found on the exam including transfusion medicine and hematopoietic cell transplantation. With 200 board-style questions and answers with detailed rationales, Hematology Board Review is the go-to, quick review for any trainee preparing for initial certification and for hematologists or oncologists preparing for recertification. Key Features: Includes 200 board-style questions and answers with rationales Provides key point summaries of each topic area for quick study and easy recall Thorough coverage of hematologic malignancies, blood disorders, transfusion medicine, hematopoietic cell transplantation, and standard treatment regimens Tables providing key data and information related to staging, treatment options, and disease classifications

About the Author
Francis P. Worden, MD is a Professor of Medicine and Director of the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Rami N. Khoriaty, MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Kathleen A. Cooney, MD, is Professor and Chair, Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah Michael W. Deininger, MD, PhD, is Professor and Chief of Hematology and Hematologic Malignancies in the Department of Internal Medicine and the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah.


Book Information
ISBN 9780826137821
Author Francis P. Worden
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Springer Publishing Co Inc
Publisher Springer Publishing Co Inc