Blood homepage

This the study of blood, and cells which reside within. Often joins up with Genetics for a number of topics. This is heavy in the start and the end of first semester but in less so in second semester.

Themes

1. Components of blood
   1. Blood screen
   2. Leukocytes (this is covered in cells in the blood)
2. Haemostasis & coagulation
   1. Platelet mediated haemostasis
   2. Coagulation cascade
3. Diseases of the blood
   1. Anaemia
   2. Thrombosis (not a disease but is a pathological extension of haemostasis&thrombosis)
   3. Prolonged bleeding (Bleeding disorders) (Incl vW disease)
   4. Haemoglobinopathies (Thalassaemia, Sickle Cell)
   5. Alpha-1-Antitrypsin deficiency?