In this edition, almost all the figures and illustrations have been maintained as in previous edition and many have been added and where required suitable modifications have been made in the text. Depiction of many figures is diagrammatic for easier understanding as actual images are somewhat difficult to understand at basic level of learning, especially figures of blood cells, genetics, and flow cytometry.

Key Features
Understanding haematology requires knowledge of physiology, insight into pathogenesis and essential pathological processes, laboratory tests (with their limitations and strengths), and clinical medicine. For diagnosis of a haematological disease, integration of clinical examination findings and haematological tests is necessary and final evaluation and judgement has to come from co-ordination between the pathologist and the clinician. Essentials of haematology is an effort to make understanding of haematology easier so that it will facilitate learning by students and help them solve haematological problems in their clinical practice.

Table of Contents
* SECTION 1: PHYSIOLOGY OF BLOOD
* Chapter 1: Overview of Physiology of Blood
* SECTION 2: DISORDERS OF RED BLOOD CELLS (ANAEMIAS)
* Chapter 2: Approach to Diagnosis of Anaemias
* Chapter 3: Anaemias Due to Impaired Red Cell Production
* Chapter 4: Anaemias Due to Excessive Red Cell Destruction
* SECTION 3: DISORDERS OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS
* Chapter 5: Acute Leukaemias
* Chapter 6: Myelodysplastic Syndromes
* Chapter 7: Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
* Chapter 8: Chronic Lymphoid Leukaemias
* Chapter 9: Plasma Cell Dyscrasias
* Chapter 10: Malignant Lymphomas
* Chapter 11: Quantitative and Qualitative Disorders of Leucocytes
* Chapter 12: Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
* SECTION 4: DISORDERS OF HAEMOSTASIS
* Chapter 13: Approach to the Diagnosis of Bleeding Disorders
* Chapter 14: Bleeding Disorders Caused by Abnormalities of Blood Vessels (The Vascular Purpuras)
* Chapter 15: Bleeding Disorders Caused by Abnormalities of Platelets
* Chapter 16: Disorders of Coagulation
* SECTION 5: BLOOD TRANSFUSION
* Chapter 17: Blood Group Systems
* Chapter 18: Serologic and Microbiologic Techniques
* Chapter 19: Collection of Donor Blood, Processing and Storage
* Chapter 20: Whole Blood, Blood Components and Blood Derivatives
* Chapter 21: Transfusion of Blood to the Recipient
* Chapter 22: Adverse Effects of Transfusion
* Chapter 23: Autologous Transfusion
* Chapter 24: Alternatives to Blood Transfusion
* APPENDICES
* Appendix A: Reference Ranges
* Appendix B: Selected CD Antigens
* Appendix C: Critical Values in Haematology
* Suggested Reading
* Index