Customer Reviews

Clinical Laboratory Hematology (2nd Edition)

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

So far I have only used it for hemostasis, but it offers great supplemental material to the lectures. However, I must say some of the diagrams get a little crazy when it comes to the factors, inhibitors, etc. and they could be cleaned up and made much much simpler! Overall a must for all MT, CLS, MLT students.

I purchased this book for an undergraduate Hematology course geared towards students who wish to pursue a career in clinical laboratory science. Overall, it was great with only a few minor issues.

The book is very thorough in each subject and often had significantly more information than what was needed for our undergraduate course. I imagine that it makes a great reference for those in the field. The most helpful aspect of this book is its heavy use of tables to summarize key points. Each chapter had two sets of learning objectives with the second set more challenging than the first and forces you to go back through the chapter and reread the material. Diagrams and captions for processes were very clear and much easier to comprehend than the text. The images of erythrocyte and leukocyte abnormalities were generally good, with few a bit on the fuzzy side.

The textbook's "Hematology Procedures" section (chapter 34) was lacking detailed procedures, which can only be accessed through the book's companion website (which you need a code for). Fortunately many of the procedures can be found elsewhere on the web, but it would be nicer if the publisher could have included them in the physical book. My second complaint is that the end-of-chapter questions are too easy when considering how detailed the book is. The case studies were too few and also too easy. My professor had to give us supplemental ones to prepare us for exams. I am assuming that more can be found online.

The textbook was overall good to use for the undergraduate class, and will be one of the few books that I will not sell back. I would give it 4.5/5 stars due to the minor flaws, but since Amazon doesn't allow for half-stars, I decided to round up and give it 5.

I was required to use this book for an Intro to Hematology class, and I must say this book is not reader-friendly at all. If you're a student that is new to the subject, this book will drive you nuts because of things not explaining clearly.

This book has lots of info when it make sense, but like I said this book is not reader-friendly. Many times while reading, I have to google or use older books for reference as to what the book was trying to say. Another annoying thing is when the book is telling you to use their website for reference. However, in order to use it -- you have to pay for it. (Ex: Figure A on web)

The book also uses lots of abbreviations -- so unless you can memorize all of the abbreviations at once -- you will turn the pages back to see what does it stand for again. This wouldn't be an issue if they use it regularly in the chapter, but you rarely see it, then about 10-15 pages later, the abbreviation shows up again. All this does is slow things down while reading.

These were just some of the problems I had with it while I was using this book. I would not recommend this book to anyone -- unless require -- because this book is too technical for students new to the subject.

VERY INFORMATIVE BOOK BUT OCCASIONALLY HAD TO USE MY OTHER BOOKS TO HELP EXPLAIN THE SUBJECT MATERIAL MORE THOROUGHLY, THIS BOOK WAS GREAT FOR THE CLASS.

This was required for a class I was taking, but it has a good format and is full of concise information pertinent to the laboratory field.

The book arrived very quickly and in a great condition. It was worth it to buy from them. I'll buy from them every time I'll need it.

This is a required text for my MLT program and the book is very good. As a student lab tech, I'm especially interested in the laboratory procedures. In many cases the book doesn't include the lab procedure but instead states that the lab procedure is available on the book's web site. NOT TRUE. There are additional figures and tables, games and review questions on the web site but the page for Chapter 34 "Web Procedures" is empty.

As usual, Amazon was quick to ship so no problems there.

This is a new book and was received in perfect condition within the timeframe promised. I like ordering from Amazon because they almost always have exactly what I need and the prices are better than the college bookstore. Plus, I always receive my books quickly.

As a new student of Hematology I found this book to be too technical for me to understand, if I weren't new to the subject maybe it would make more sense.

Excellent book, great condition, this book is essential for my class this semester and I am making great use of it. Shipping was quick and made it to me in record time.