Haematology
Haematology is the branch of medicine which involves the diagnosis and treatment of patients who have disorders of the blood and blood marrow. Problems treated include blood cancers and other bleeding and clotting problems.
Common conditions seen by a haematologist
- Anaemia
- Bleeding and clotting problems (haemophilia)
- Blood cancers
- Disorders of thrombosis and haemostasis
- Lymphoma
- Multiple myeloma
- Leukaemia
- Myelodysplasia
- Sickle cell disease