FRCPath Part 1 Haematology: Volume II - Transfusion and Malignant Haematology

By Vishal Tayade

Volume II of the FRCPath Part 1 Haematology textbook covers Section C (transfusion medicine) and Section D (malignant haematology), with four full-length mock papers, thirty structured essay plans, 260 single-best-answer questions, and 80 extended-matching question stems organised by Part 1 examination cluster. Every fact is anchored to a primary source - BSH guideline, NICE document, WHO 5th classification, or named pivotal trial in NEJM, Blood, JTH, or BJH. Mechanism precedes memorisation throughout.

Built specifically for FRCPath Part 1 candidates and equivalent UK and international haematology examinations including MRCP, MRCPath, EBMT, and senior membership-level review.

Section C - Transfusion Medicine:
- Blood components and component therapy
- Compatibility testing, antibody identification, and crossmatching
- Transfusion reactions: acute, delayed, and immunomodulatory
- Apheresis: plateletpheresis, plasma exchange, leukapheresis, stem cell collection
- Massive transfusion protocols and transfusion-supported bleeding

Section D - Malignant Haematology:
- Acute leukaemias: AML, ALL, mixed-phenotype, with WHO 5th classification
- Chronic leukaemias: CLL, CML, hairy cell, T-LGL
- Myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative neoplasms
- Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas with current WHO/ICC schemas
- Plasma cell neoplasms: myeloma, plasma cell leukaemia, amyloidosis
- Paediatric haematological malignancies

Features:

- Four mock papers under realistic examination conditions
- 260 SBAs and 80 EMQs in Part 1 cluster format
- Trial register and consolidated references index
- Companion: Volume I - General Haematology and Haemostasis

About the author: Vishal Tayade is Assistant Professor of Pathology at Grant Government Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai. He trained in oncopathology at Tata Memorial Centre and holds Part 1 of the FRCPath. His research and teaching span haematopathology, molecular diagnostics, and surgical pathology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8168673069
• ISBN13: 9788168673069
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Vayden Academic Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 11.0"