Hematology

Catalog description

Content emphasizes the physiology of the blood forming organs and the maturation and function of their cellular products. Routine and confirmatory laboratory testing will be discussed to include purpose of test, performance of test and interpretation of results. Discussions will involve the pathophysiology, evaluation and diagnosis of blood dyscrasias to include anemias, leukemias, lymphomas, myeloproliferative and myelodysplastic conditions and other blood diseases using laboratory test results.