Hematology Disorders

Blood is the life-maintaining fluid that circulates through the body's heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries. It carries away waste products and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen to the tissues.

Because the functions of blood are many and complex, many disorders require clinical care by a doctor or other health care professional. These conditions include anemias and bleeding disorders, as well as cancers of the blood.

Hematology is the scientific study of blood and blood-forming tissues. A hematologist is a doctor who specializes in the functions and disorders of the blood.

• Overview of Blood and Blood Components
• What Are Red Blood Cells?
• What Are White Blood Cells?
• What Are Platelets?
• What Is Plasma?
• What Are Stem Cells?
• Blood Donations and Blood Banking
• Cord Blood Banking
• Blood Transfusions
• Blood Clotting Disorders in Children
• Blood Disorders
  • Anemia
  • Aplastic Anemia
  • Hemolytic Anemia
  • Iron Deficiency Anemia
  • Megaloblastic (Pernicious) Anemia
  • Sickle Cell Disease
  • Thalassemia
    • Alpha Thalassemia
    • Beta Thalassemia (Cooley's Anemia)
• Bleeding Disorders
  • Hemophilia
  • Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
• Leukemia
• Bone Marrow Transplant
• Glossary

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