Chapter 1~ Overview of Hematology

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Branch of Medicine concerned primarily with studying the formed elements of blood and the blood-forming tissues

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Hematology

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from greek words ____ (blood) and ____ (studying of science)

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haima and logos

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process of stopping bleeding brought by the interaction of platelets, blood vessels and proteins circulating in the blood

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Hemostasis

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nutritive fluid that circulates through the body

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blood

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birth of the science of studying blood

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17th century

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Hematology as a science has grown enormously in the last 70 years:

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~ includes study of hemostatic mechanisms
~ linked with “oncology”
~ new technologies on the cellular level

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father of the art and science of medicine

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Hippocrates

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what are the 4 elements

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fire, air, water, and earth

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added the concept of cooking or “coction” of food in the stomach

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Aristotle

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taught the disease were caused by the condition “phletora”

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Erasistratus

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____ mean an excess of blood due to the presence of undigested food

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phletora

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He was the 1st to give an accurate description of the heart and blood vessels

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Erasistratus

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emphasized the importance of anatomy for medical practice

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Aulus Cornelius Celsus

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4 signs of inflamation

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redness, heat, pain, and swelling

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described blood and circulatory system

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Claudius Galen

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1st complete description of the circulatory system

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William Harvey

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discovered that erythrocytes are different from other cells

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Swammerdam

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first describe the human erythrocyte

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Leeuwenhoek

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first distinguished polymorphonuclear cells from other cells

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Wharton Jones

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Platelets were accurately describe by

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Max Schultze

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describe the first complete classification of leukocytes

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Ehrlich

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describe the morphology and function of platelets

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Giulio Bizzozero

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found the certain mixtures of acidic and basic dyes produced better staining

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Romanowsky

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established that hemoglobin carried oxygen and E.F.

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Karl Ludwig

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showed that CO2 was taken from tissues and released in the lungs

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Pfluger

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won the nobel prize for discovering the structure and function of hemoglobin

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Max Perutz and John Kendrew

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Functions of the blood

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``` Respiration Nutrition Excretion Buffer Transports hormones Maintenance of a constant body temp Protection ```

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pH of blood

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7.35-7.45

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Specific gravity of blood

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1.045-1.065

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thick and viscous due to

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protein and cells

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fluid due to

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heparin

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red due to

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hemoglobin

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fishy odor due to

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iron

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salty-sweet taste due to

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NaCl and Glucose

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50-60% of blood volume is

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Plasma