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