Review Article
S Ravikanth Vasudev
Abstract
Study of blood and its components is called haematology. The branch of science that involves study and treatment of blood. The malfuntion in production of blood and its components is called as Hematological disorders. The diseases include hemophilia, blood clots, other bleeding disorders and blood cancers such as lymphoma, leukemia and myeloma. The laboratory work that goes into the study of blood is frequently performed by medical technicians or medical lab scientist. Hematologists work as hematologist or oncologists providing medical treatment for all cancers. Pathologists who are specialised in blood diagnosis are called hematologists. Hematologists and hematopathologists do combined work to formulate a diagnosis resulting the most appropriate therapy to the patient. Hematology is very near to internal medicine and differs from medical oncology.