Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Catalog description

Credits 0 to 10. 0 to 10 Other Hours. Introduction to the diseases and common complications seen in the practice of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; reinforcement of the basic concepts regarding the pathophysiology, clinical evaluation, and management of the problems common in this practice; familiarization of proper utilization of physical assessment, laboratory, and radiologic tools in diagnosis of hematologic and oncologic childhood diseases; introduction to the concept of cancer chemotherapy and the rationale of investigational treatment; and strengthening of ability to assess morphology of peripheral blood and bone marrow, to understand coagulation studies, and to interpret abnormalities of each.