Haematology: Rudimental, Practical and Clinical

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,...

The clinical pathology of heartwater. I. Haematology and blood chemistry.

Clinical pathological studies were undertaken in 5 calves with experimentally-induced heartwater. The most important findings include a progressive anaemia which may be associated with bone marrow depression and fluctuations in the total and differential white cell count, of which an eosinopenia and a lymphocytosis were the most marked. A severe drop in serum protein, especially in the albumin ...