Learning Objectives

• Naga did not not teach this week in my year, may not be complete
• Blood Films

Laboratory Testing

• what does a reticulin stain do?
• what does a flow cytometer show?
• what does a normal blood smear look like?
• what does a normal bone marrow smear look like?

Anemia

• what 2 factors, when low, can lead to an anemia diagnosis?
• which types of anemias have normal looking RBCs?
• what type of anemias can occur due to nutrient deficiency?
• what type of anemias can occur due to hemopoietic cell defects?
• what are the 2 major types of hemolytic anemias?
• how is bilirubin normally metabolised?
• Jaundice

WBC Disorders

• what happens in normal hematopoiesis?
• Leukocytosis & Lymphocytosis