Hematology

<p>Hematology  is the branch of <a href="/facts/Medicine/2fnp90Je">medicine</a> concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to <a href="/facts/Blood/03zEulkj">blood</a>. It involves treating diseases that affect the production of blood and its components, such as <a href="/facts/Blood_cells/lf9GA0Dj">blood cells</a>, <a href="/facts/Hemoglobin/RsD1MzYA">hemoglobin</a>, <a href="/facts/Blood_proteins/C87ptzI0">blood proteins</a>, <a href="/facts/Bone_marrow/4dfudk0H">bone marrow</a>, <a href="/facts/Platelet/I0xrDVGa">platelets</a>, <a href="/facts/Blood_vessel/FG3GjPNW">blood vessels</a>, <a href="/facts/Spleen/6NKn9d8s">spleen</a>, and the mechanism of <a href="/facts/Coagulation/vnfEevM0">coagulation</a>. Such diseases might include <a href="/facts/Hemophilia/DzpVBLna">hemophilia</a>, <a href="/facts/Sickle_cell_anemia/93LT7ATq">sickle cell anemia</a>, blood clots (<a href="/facts/Thrombus/vH6FDIQG">thrombus</a>), other bleeding disorders, and blood <a href="/facts/Cancer/PVW6n1D0">cancers</a> such as <a href="/facts/Leukemia/WpEfW0Qh">leukemia</a>, <a href="/facts/Multiple_myeloma/Pp9Tt33l">multiple myeloma</a>, and <a href="/facts/Lymphoma/418wcMEl">lymphoma</a>. The laboratory analysis of blood is frequently performed by a <a href="/facts/Medical_technologist/hefPrVtN">medical technologist</a> or <a href="/facts/Medical_laboratory_scientist/hefPrVtN">medical laboratory scientist</a>.
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Hematology