Haematology
Haematology is the study of blood formation and the diseases which occur when the process goes wrong. This not only involves the production of blood cells but also the proteins involved in blood coagulation. Diseases of many systems will affect blood production and coagulation so a good understanding of Haematology is an important link with other biological systems and facilitates overall diagnosis. Sophisticated instruments are now available to accurately measure various characteristics of blood cells, but this must be coupled with the ability to provide good morphological analysis.