Normal hemostasis, coagulation disorders, and thrombotic disorders are presented through lectures, case discussions and laboratory unknowns. Normal hematopoiesis is covered in lecture, followed by a review of morphology of peripheral blood and bone marrow in lab. Anemias are covered through lectures, morphology labs, illustrative cases, and an unknown case study which emphasizes a cost-effective approach to laboratory diagnosis.
Transfusion medicine is taught through lectures, case studies, and a laboratory on blood banking.
Lectures, morphology labs 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. All rights reserved.