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Course Description

Course Outline:

This course includes identification of blood cells, their normal counts, morphology and study important blood diseases including coagulation and bleeding disorders

By the end of this course, student should be able to:

-  Describe normal hematopoiesis  and morphology of blood cells and platelets.

-  Define and classify anemia types, bleeding and clotting.

-  Define leucocytosis, leucopenia and enumerate their possible causes.

-  Define and classify leukemia and describe features of blast cells in blood film and

bone marrow.

-  Make  blood film to diagnose deferent types of anemia and leukemia

Teaching methods:

- Lectures.

- Practical sessions.

Means of evaluation:

- Semester Examination:    Written and Practical                   50%

- Final Examination:                                                           50%

Reading list:

- Blood Principles and Practice of Hematology, 2^nd ed.  By Robert I Handin 2007.

-Anderson's Atlas of Hematology , Shauna C Anderson 2003.

- Atlas of Clinical Hematology, 6^th ed. By Helmut Löffler, Johann Rastetter and

Torsten Haferlach, 2005.