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MLS 421 Haematology

400 levelMedical & Health Sciences10 topics

MLS 421 covers 10 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Haemopoiesis and bone marrow function
  2. Full blood count and blood film examination
  3. Red cell indices
  4. Anaemias: classification and laboratory diagnosis
  5. Haemoglobinopathies including sickle cell disease
  6. White cell disorders and the leukaemias
  7. Haemostasis and the coagulation cascade
  8. Coagulation screening tests
  9. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
  10. Bone marrow aspiration and staining

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One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Haemopoiesis and bone marrow function

Haemopoiesis is the process by which blood cells are formed, regulated, and released from the bone marrow, while bone marrow function refers to the supportive microenvironment and activities that make this production possible.

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