Immunology/Hematology/Lymphatics Systems

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of hematology and hematopathology, with discussion of the blood cells and their lineages in the context of the pathophysiology and pathology of both non-neoplastic and neoplastic diseases. This course integrates clinical applications and will build the clinical framework needed to successfully synthesize this information during clinical clerkships. Specific topics will include red cell disorders including anemia, and bleeding and hypercoagulable disorders, as well as, white cell disorders including leukemias, non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin lymphomas, immunodeficiencies and hypersensitivity reactions with common diagnostic tests for these conditions and their interpretation incorporated. Concepts related to solid organs of the hematologic/lymphatic system, the spleen and thymus, transfusion medicine, and pertinent pharmacologic information will also be presented.