Blooducation bytes are short recordings designed for primary care physicians and non haematologists, covering common clinical scenarios relating to haematology. They are not intended to be in depth reviews but a ‘real world’ approach to commonly encountered problems and a guide to what can reasonably be done in primary care or in hospital prior to referring the patient to haematology. We hope you find them useful!
Blooducation bytes – Screening Clotting Tests
Blooducation bytes – consent for transfusion
Blooducation bytes – Haemolytic anaemia
Blooducation bytes – Red Cell Morphology part 2
Blooducation bytes – Red Cell Morphology part 1
Blooducation bytes – Immunoglobulin and SFLC interpretation
Blooducation bytes – Myelodysplasia
Blooducation bytes – Macrocytosis
Blooducation bytes – Splenomegaly
Blooducation bytes – Investigation of neutropenia
Common causes and when to refer for a haematology opinion
Blooducation bytes – Anticoagulation reversal
Overview of anticoagulation and antiplatelet reversal for patients with bleeding or who need urgent surgery
Blooducation bytes – Thrombocytopenia
How to investigate and management a patient with thrombocytopenia
Blooducation bytes – Folate and B12 deficiency
The diagnosis and management of folate and B12 deficiency
Blooducation bytes – Raised ferritin
An approach to patients with a high ferritin and how to distinguish iron overload from other causes
Blooducation bytes – Polycythaemia
Working up the patient with a raised haematocrit; true versus apparent, primary versus secondary and appropriate versus inappropriate
Blooducation bytes – Iron deficiency anaemia
Diagnosis and up to date management of iron deficiency anaemia
Blooducation bytes – Lymphocytosis
How to work up a patient with a persistent lymphocytosis on FBC testing
Blooducation bytes – Thrombocytosis
What to look out for and how to manage a patient with a thrombocytosis
