Clinical Hematology II

2.0 credits

This is a 30 hour didactic course that provides the cognitive foundation required for students to competently apply clinical hematology principles to the practice of clinical laboratory science. This is the second course in a series of two clinical hematology courses in the program.The first unit of this course provides an in depth study of morphologic analysis of body fluids from a hematologic perspective, including: urine, serous, synovial, cerebral spinal fluid, semen analysis, andjoint fluids.The second unit covers primary hemostasis with discussions of the vascular system and platelets inhemostasis. Secondary hemostasis is also covered and includes an in-depth discussion of: the coagulation mechanism; procoagulant factors; the coagulation cascade; fibrinolytic system; and thecontrol mechanisms of hemostasis.The final unit for this course covers the disorders of primary hemostasis, including the followingtopics: diagnosis of bleeding disorders; disorders of the vascular system; and platelet disorders.Interpretations of data, problem solving, and quality assurance in addition to other real world aspectsof the clinical hematology laboratory are integrated throughout the course content. This course will be located at SMH.