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Dailey’s Notes on Blood 4th edition
John F. Dailey. Somerville, Mass: Medical Consulting Group; 2002. Softcover. 264 pages. ISBN: 0963181963.

Reviewed by Elizabeth M. Carson RN, EdD

Dailey’s Notes on Blood accurately bills itself as a concise, self-teaching, and easy-to-understand book. Each chapter is organized with keywords and glossary words in the margins; a glossary is also located at the end of the book. Study questions at the end of each chapter help the reader to evaluate his or her learning from that chapter. The answers are at the end of the book. The bibliography is up to date with references from 2000 and 2001.

The book begins with a review of the anatomy and physiology of blood and the circulatory system. The chapters are organized from simple to complex subjects, ending with a chapter on transfusion-free medicine. Tables and drawings within each chapter are easy to understand.

Diseases are organized by the blood cell that they affect. Each disease is briefly described and causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention sections are included as appropriate.

The author is methodical and provides step-by-step explanations of processes. An example is the chapter on hemostasis, which clearly explains the traditional and current theories of the coagulation cascade.

One chapter is devoted to anticoagulants, thrombolytics, antiplatelet agents, and hemostatic agents. One concern with this chapter is that the trade names are not included. Readers would need to look up the generic name to find out the trade name of the drug. There is also little information provided on dosages for these drugs.

Several chapters are dedicated to blood transfusions, with a thorough discussion of transfusion reactions including symptoms and treatment. The chapter on transfusion and disease transmission explains what diagnostic tests are currently run on donated blood as well as the various diseases that could be transmitted via a blood transfusion. Topics such as artificial oxygen carriers are mentioned in a chapter on blood fractions and recombinant products.

This is an excellent book for someone with a basic knowledge about blood and blood components because it provides a wide variety of information. However, for a healthcare clinician with experience, the book is too simplistic. This material would be better suited for nursing students or those at an entry level in a healthcare profession.

Elizabeth M. Carson is an assistant professor at the Saint Anthony College of Nursing in Rockford, Ill.

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