CLS 241 Haematology

This course teaches basic and diagnostic haematology with an emphasis on pathology. Normal hematopoiesis is covered in lecture, followed by a review of morphology of peripheral blood and bone marrow in lab and normal & abnormal haemoglobins.
Cell counting techniques; blood film staining and role of iron, vitamin B12 and folate. Anemias are covered through lectures, with morphology slides, and illustrative cases, which emphasizes to laboratory diagnosis.
Normal hemostasis, coagulation disorders, and thrombotic disorders are presented through lectures, case discussions and laboratory unknowns.
Morphology slides and clinical correlations are used to present myeloproliferative - lymphoproliferative disorders and acute leukemias.
An individually assigned case study at the end of the course emphasizes proper evaluation of laboratory data, microscopic analysis, and differential diagnosis of common hematologic disorders.