Introduction to Clinical Hematology

Venipuncture-Syringe Method-Evacuated Tube Method-Butterfly Method (for pediatric and geriatric patients)

Procedures of Blood Collection-Venipuncture-Skin Puncture-Arterial Puncture (blood gas analysis)

Definition of Terms-Hematology-Hematopoiesis-Hemostasis-Coagulation-Fibrinolysis-Blood (Serum/Plasma)

Hematology-haima blood, logia study-blood forming organs and tissue-disorders/disease

Hematopoiesis-Cellular Formation-Maturation-Proliferation-Differentiation

Blood-Suspension formed elements-Plasma-Circulatory tissue-Nutritive Fluid

SerumPlasma

-w/o anticoagulant-clotted blood-absence of CF I, V, VIII, XIIIsmall amt of CF II-w/ anticoagulant-unclotted blood-presence of PCF

Plasma Clotting FactorsI FibrinII ProthrombinIVCalciumVProaccelerin/Labile FactorVIunassignedVIIProconvertin/Stabile FactorVIIIAntihemophilic Factor AIXAntihemophilic Factor B/Christmas FactorXStuart-Prower Factor/Thrombokinase FactorXIAntihemophilic Factor C/Plasma Thromboplastin AntecedentXIIHageman FactorXIIILaki-Lorand Factor/Fibrin Stabilizing Factor

Cofactors-Prekallikrein Factor/Fletcher Factor-Flaujeac/Fitzgerald/Williams High Molecular Weight Kininogen (HMWK) Factor