DISEASES OF THE BLOOD
cod. 22266

Academic year 2012/13
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Malattie del sangue (MED/15)
Field
Scienze interdisciplinari cliniche
Type of training activity
Characterising
8 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: -
course unit
in - - -

Integrated course unit module: BASICS OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY AND FIRST AID

Learning objectives

to provide: a) basic hematological techniques; b) causes, pathology and clinical aspects of the most common blood diseases.

Prerequisites

- - -

Course unit content

classification of the hematological disorders;
hemopoiesis, lymphopoiesis and coagulation in health and disease.

Full programme

1. the hematopoietic system
2. Bone marrow and peripheral blood sampling and film preparation
3. biology and clinical use of the hematopoietic stem cell
4. classification of the malignant and non-malignant hematological disorders
5. approach to diagnosis of the hematological disorders
6. sideropenic and megaloblastic anemia
7. severe aplastic anemia
8. acute leukemia
9. chronic leukemia
10. Hodgkin's lymphoma
11. non Hodgkin's lymphomas
12. multiple myeloma and monoclonal gammopathies
13. myelodysplastic syndrome
14. autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Bibliography

Corso di Malattie del sangue, di Sante Tura e Michele Baccarani, Esculapio editore 2012

Teaching methods

lecture with slide presentation

Assessment methods and criteria

tests

Other information

All the slides presented during the formal lesson will be available.