Hematology

Study lessons

1. 1

   Erythrocytes and the Anemias

   How red cells are built, how the RBC indices classify an anemia, and how iron studies, the hemoglobinopathies, and the hemolytic anemias fit together for the MTLE.

   15 min
2. 2

   Leukocytes and Hematologic Malignancies

   The normal white cell differential, the reactive changes that mimic disease, and how to tell the leukemias, lymphomas, and plasma-cell disorders apart on the MTLE.

   15 min
3. 3

   Hemostasis and Coagulation

   Primary and secondary hemostasis, the coagulation cascade and the tests that probe it, and how PT, aPTT, and D-dimer name hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, and DIC.

   15 min
4. 4

   Procedures, Cell Counts, and Quality Control

   The hemocytometer math, the ESR and reticulocyte and hematocrit procedures, the Rule of Three, Wright-stained smears, automated analyzers, and the QC that keeps a CBC honest.

   15 min

Section practice test

38 test sets covering the whole Hematology section, 1140 original questions with explanations. After you finish the lessons above, prove it here. Randomized every run.