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Dermatology/ Hematology/ Musculoskeletal -Year 2: Week 1

Week 1

L1 & L2: Development & Structure/Hematolymphoid System

Required Bricks:

Blood: Foundations and Frameworks
13 min
Structure and Function of Bone Marrow
12 min
Erythropoiesis
13 min
Leukopoiesis
14 min
Thrombopoiesis
7 min

Additional Reading:

Ch 1 Haemopoiesis IN: Hoffbrand's Essential Haematology
Ch 10 The Spleen IN: Hoffbrand's Essential Haematology
beginning of chapter/Normal Hematopoiesis section of Ch 13 Diseases of White Blood Cells, Lymph Nodes, Spleen, and Thymus IN: Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease
(stop before Disorders of White Blood Cells)
Spleen section of Ch 13 - Diseases of White Blood Cells, Lymph Nodes, Spleen, and Thymus IN: Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease
(stop at Thymus)
Thymus section of Ch 13 Diseases of White Blood Cells, Lymph Nodes, Spleen, and Thymus IN: Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease
(to the end of the chapter)

L3: Benign Hematology

Required Bricks:

Red Blood Cell Laboratory Tests
15 min
Anemias: Foundations and Frameworks
14 min
Iron-Deficiency Anemia
15 min
Anemia of Chronic Disease/Inflammation
11 min
Megaloblastic Anemia
14 min
Aplastic Anemia
14 min
Sideroblastic Anemia
14 min
Thalassemias
18 min
Sickle Cell Disease
18 min
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias
16 min
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
14 min
Hereditary Spherocytosis
13 min
Anemias: Putting It All Together
16 min
Benign Leukocytosis
15 min
Platelet Assays
12 min
Thrombocytopenia
16 min
Immune Thrombocytopenia
11 min
von Willebrand Disease
12 min
Hereditary Platelet Disorders
16 min
Essential Thrombocythemia
11 min
Polycythemia Vera
12 min

Additional Reading: