Hematology , also spelled haematology (from the Greek αἷμα haima blood and -λoγία ), is the branch of biology physiology , internal medicine , pathology , clinical laboratory work, and pediatrics that is concerned with the study of blood , the blood-forming organs, and blood diseases. Hematology includes the study of etiology , diagnosis , treatment, prognosis , and prevention of blood diseases. The laboratory work that goes into the study of blood is frequently performed by a medical technologist . Hematologists physicians also very frequently do further study in oncology - the medical treatment of cancer . Blood diseases affect the production of blood and its components, such as blood cells , hemoglobin , blood proteins , the mechanism of coagulation , etc. Physicians specialized in hematology are known as hematologists . Their routine work mainly includes the care and treatment of patients with hematological diseases, although some may also work at the hematology laboratory viewing blood films and bone marrow slides under the microscope , interpreting various hematological test results. In some institutions, hematologists also manage the hematology laboratory. Physicians who work in hematology laboratories, and most commonly manage them, are pathologists specialized in the diagnosis of hematological diseases, referred to as hematopathologists . Hematologists and hematopathologists generally work in conjunction to formulate a diagnosis and deliver the most appropriate therapy if needed. Hematology is a distinct subspecialty of internal medicine, separate from but overlapping with the subspecialty of medical oncology . Hematologists may specialize further or have special interests, for example in: treating bleeding disorders such as hemophilia and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura treating hematological malignacies such as lymphoma and leukemia treating hemoglobinopathies in the science of blood transfusion and the work of a blood bank in bone marrow and stem cell transplantation
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My friend gone for HB Electrophoresis test. Result is Haemoglobin (Adult) 97.5% and Hb A2 2.5 %. Just want to know, is she is suffering from Thalassemia-Minor. Her age is 31 yrs.
I have anemia, vitamin D defiency and rosecea. Also my hands arms and face goes beetroot coulours and with that i feel cold and dizzy. I am also very depressed. I often have abdominal pain. I am worrid about blood...
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User : Hello Docter, I have 25 Years old Brother who is suffering from Sickle cell anaemia disorder, is there any medication or way available to recover this disorder
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Dr. I have a child who has sickle cell disease . it has been controled. she is 18 1/2 years. Has had 4 crisis in her life time. mild ones. Now that she is an adult and menstrating the joint pains are becoming more frequent and also jaundice . Advice is their any treatment for sicklecell. if yes kindly advice as I can bring her over for...
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Good morning, I have AS Hemoglobin and my Partner also have AS hemoglobin. What is the method to avoid having kids with sickle cell disease? is it possible to do the test on the baby during the pregnancy?
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yes, my duaghter, 16 years of age. bloodwork was done at my request becuase i saw symptons of anemia , which i myself have suffered since the age of 12. she is of african american race her dads side,he once told me he had sickle cell traits but it never affected him.myself not knowing my whole side becuase my mother did not put my dad on the...
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Hi i got a question about my niece.. she is 11 years old, her weight is around 24 kgs.. Around a year back she s been diagnosed with Thalassemia intermedia .. she is got a 16 inch of spleen and her Hb remains around 9 to 10.. so, i was wondering what would be the best treatment for her?? and how to reduce the size of spleen?? Thanks.
My WBC is 3.35; my RBC is 3.76; my HGB is 11.6; my HCT is 35.3. The Dr. wants to run an Anemia Panel and SPE in a month. I was diagnosed with Dermatomyositis a few years ago. Is there anything I could do to enhance my blood work for this next lab. I am a competitive athlete and need all the energy I can find. Thanks for any suggestions you are...