Clinical Haemorheology and Haematology

Clinical significance of haemorheology.

Ischaemia of various organs or tissues is the com monest pathological process in severe and fatal disea ses. It has always been widely assumed that ischaemia is the result of either cardiac failure or narrowing of the arteries. Haemorheology is concerned with the third possibility, that ischaemia may also be due to an abnormality of the flow properties of the blood. Whilst we all accept in ever...

Abc of Clinical Haematology

The Feulgen Reaction Applied to Clinical Haematology.

The Feulgen reaction is a cytochemical test for the detection of desoxyribonucleic (tliymonucleic) acid. After acid hydrolysis, desoxyribonucleic acid in the presence of sulphurous acid gives a characteristic red-purple colour with basic fuchsin, and the depth of the colour roughly reflects the concentration of the compound. The detailed chemistry of the reaction has been fully described by Bak...

Clinical haematology training in South Africa.

South Africa To the Editor: I read Dr Mlombe’s letter on clinical haematology training in South Africa in the June SAMJ1 with interest. Patients with haematological disorders must be treated with a seamless connection between the laboratory and the clinic. The FCPath (SA) (Haem) (Fellowship of the Colleges of Pathologists of South Africa in Haematology) final exam also includes clinical cases.2...

Clinical applications of molecular haematology: an overview.

Haematological disorders are getting more and more molecularly defined. This is specially so in the field of haematological malignancies. The molecular understanding has helped in fine-tuning the diagnosis, prognosis and management. The tests are becoming widely available and they enjoy both sensitivity and specificity. Following is an overview of clinical applications of molecular haematology,...