The term artery derived from the Greek word, ἀρτηρία (artēria), meaning windpipe. An artery is a…
Category: Hematology Notes
IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA IN CHILDREN – CAUSES, CLINICAL MANIFESTATION & MANAGEMENT
The Iron deficiency anemia abbreviated as IDA is the most common cause of anemia among children…
CLINICAL FEATURES, CAUSES & PREVENTION OF ANEMIA IN CHILDREN
⇒ Anemia is defined as the reduction in the Red Blood Cells or Hemoglobin content of…
HEMATOPOIESIS – FORMATION OF BLOOD CELLS
HEMATOPOIESIS – THE FORMATION OF BLOOD CELLS Hematopoiesis is the production, Development and the maturation of…
ANTICOAGULANTS USED FOR ROUTINE TESTS – PRINCIPLE, PREPARATION, USES, ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES
Anticoagulants are the Chemical substances that prevent the blood from clotting when mixed with inappropriate concentration…
FUNCTIONS OF BLOOD AND BLOOD CELLS
FUNCTIONS OF BLOOD ⇒ Blood acts as an oxygen carrier from lungs to the body tissues…
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RED BLOOD CELLS AND WHITE BLOOD CELLS (RBCs VS. WBCs)
Beside the Platelets, the two most important cellular components present in our Blood are the Red…
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SERUM AND PLASMA
The most confusing terms ever made in the Hematology might be the Serum and Plasma which…
COMPOSITION OF BLOOD
COMPOSITION OF BLOOD – TYPES OF BLOOD CELLS When an anticoagulated sample of blood is allowed…
INTRODUCTION & CHARACTERISTIC OF BLOOD
INTRODUCTION TO HEMATOLOGY Hematology is the branch of medicine that is concerned with the study of…
Red Cell Indices – Mean Cell Volume (MCV), Mean Cell Hemoglobin(MCH) & Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)
Red cell indices comprise the parameters that reveal the hemoglobin content and physical characteristics of the…