Hematology

Catalog description

This course is a basic study of the process of blood formation and function. It includes morphological and biochemical relationships of blood cells and examines erythropoiesis, leukopoiesis, thrombopoiesis, and hemoglobin metabolism in both healthy and. disease states. The pathophysiology of anemias, leukocyte dyscrasias and disorders, and platelet disorders including bone marrow activity, cell energetics, current testing and technology, and treatments will be introduced.