Interactive Haematology Imagebank DVD

Barbara J.Bain MB BS, FRACP, FRCPath, Professor of Diagnostic Haematology, St Mary’s Hospital Campus, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital London, UK

This DVD has two principal aims. Firstly it is a learning and self-assessment tool. Secondly, it provides a resource for enhancing your teaching. All images are copyright but they can be used for your own teaching as long as the source is acknowledged.

To learn haematology, you should first identify yourself as a student, laboratory scientist or haematologist and you can then follow an appropriate linear pathway through the material.

Alternatively, you can select a theme, either from the learn pathway or by using browse. Look out for the symbol that lets you enlarge an image and use the zoom to select a higher resolution image.

The more button provides extra information and the compare button lets you compare and contrast.

The test function lets you assess your knowledge, again selecting the appropriate type of material.

The search facility lets you find specific images for your lectures from an alphabetical drop down list.

Video clips lets you see some practical procedures including a bone marrow aspiration.

Finally, there are normal ranges and some CD numbers and other useful tables dealing with immunophenotyping and classification.

List of topics

Haematologist: learn the basics

• Normal blood and bone marrow cells
• Abnormalities of red cells and platelets
• Abnormalities of white cells
• How to examine a blood film
• How to examine a bone marrow aspirate
• How to examine a trephine biopsy section

MASTER CLASSES

Red Cells

• Hypochromia, microcytosis and microcytic anaemias
• Macrocytosis and macrocytic anaemias
• Haemoglobinopathies and thalassaemias
• Congenital haemolytic anaemias
• Acquired haemolytic anaemias
• Sideroblastic and dyserythropoietic anaemias
• Aplastic and hypoplastic anaemias
• Polycythaemia 

Platelets and Blood Coagulation

• Inherited abnormalities of platelets and megakaryocytes
• Acquired abnormalities of platelets and megakaryocytes
• Normal coagulation, haemorrhagic and thrombotic disorders and anticoagulant therapy 

Infections and reactive changes in white cells

• Reactive changes in white cells
• Bacterial infection
• Viral infection including AIDS
• Fungal infections
• Parasitic infections         

Haematological changes and systemic diseases

• The liver and biliary tract
• Kidneys
• The mouth, pharynx and gastrointestinal tract
• Inflammatory and autoimmune diseases
• The spleen and hyposplenism
• Lymph nodes
• The eyes
• The skin and nails
• Bone and joints
• Central nervous syndrome
• Cardiovascular system and lungs 

Myeloid and acute lymphoid neoplasms

• Acute myeloid leukaemia – the FAB classification
• Acute lymphoblastic leukaemias – the FAB classification
• Acute myeloid leukaemia – the WHO classification
• Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia – the WHO classification
• Mixed phenotype acute leukaemia – the WHO classification
• The myelodysplastic syndromes
• Myeloproliferative and myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms
• Myeloid and lymphoid neoplasms with rearrangement of PDGFRA, PDGFRB or FGFR1
• Histiocytic and dendritic cell neoplasms 

Lymphoproliferative Disorders and Plasma Cell Neoplasms

• Mature B-cell neoplasms
• Mature T-cell and NK-cell neoplasms
• Hodgkin lymphoma
• Multiple myeloma and related conditions 

Non-haemopoietic neoplasms

• Carcinoma
• Other non-haemopoietic neoplasms 

Macrophages/histiocytes and disorders of bone and stroma

• Macrophages
• Langerhans cells
• Disorders of bone and stroma

Medical Treatment and its Complications 

• Treatment of haematological neoplasms
• Drug-induced changes in blood and bone marrow cells and coagulation factors

Inherited Disorders affecting blood cells or the bone marrow

• Inherited disorders

Laboratory Tests

• Automated instruments
• Cytogenetic and FISH analysis
• Immunophenotyping
• Blood transfusion
• Platelet aggregation
• Other laboratory tests

  Odds and Ends

• Lead
• Arsenic
• Copper
• Alcohol
• Cigarette smoking
• Geographical haematology
• Various

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