(CLS 442 (clinical practice of haematology
Department: Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Course number: CLS 442
Course title: Clinical practice of haematology
Credit hours: 1 + 1 = 2
Course description
The students will be introduced to and learn the working system of routine haematology laboratory and the Blood Bank. The need is for the students to follow the routine laboratory work starting from specimen collection right through to sending results to the clinicians. Some attention will be given to interpretation of results and identification and quick reporting of grossly abnormal life threatening results to the clinicians
In the blood bank, the students will be encouraged in participating in the production of blood products ( packed cells, platelets concentrates, fresh frozen plama etc and in the production of cryoprecipitate ).
CLS 442: Lecture Schedule
Weeks Subjects
1 Haemolytic anaemias: General and
inherted membrane and enzymes effects
2 Bone marrow failure
3 Chronic myeloid leukaemia
4 Myelodysplasia
5 Multiple myeloma
6 Lymphoma: Hodgkin lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
7 Disorders of haemostasis: vessel wall and platelets
8 Disorders of coagulation: Inherited and Acquired
9 Thrombosis and thrombophilia
10 Haernatological aspects of disease:
Renal, liver, endocrine pregnancy
11 Blood transfusion and Stem cell transplantation
12 Blood bank policy
13 Complications of blood products
14. Case studies
15 Assessments of the course
CLS 442 Laboratory Hospital Schedule
Week subject
1 to 3 Phlebotomies, specimen collection and registration
4 to 6 Mean donor collection and processing of blood donor
7 to 9 Mean Blood bank and blood transfusion processes.
10 to 12 Coagulation laboratory units
13 to 15 Mean Laboratory Haematology, Electronic machines
Reading blood film
Assessment by theory examination (20% Med Term and Final 30%);
Practical examination (20% Med Term and 20% Final)
Assignment (10%).
1-Practical Hematology
Sir John V. Dace & SM Lewwis
ISBN: 0 443 01981 9
2- Haematology at a Glance
Atu Mehta & Victor Hoffbrand
ISBN 10-4051-2666-3
3- Essentials of Haematology
Shirish M Kawthalkar
ISBN 81-8061-633-9
4- Essential Haematology
Hoffbrand AV, Pettit JE, PAH Moss
4th ed. 2001, Blackwell Scientific Publications
ISBN 0632051531