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Unit of Study BIOL2004 - Haematology (2023)

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    This unit contains laboratory activities and/or professional experience learning that require students to fulfil certain vaccination and compliance requirements prior to attending. As some of these can take up to 5 months to complete, you must prepare now. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in you being unable to undertake the stipulated Laboratory Activity and/or Professional Experience Learning which may result in failure of the unit. Full details are available at www.scu.edu.au/clinicalplacements

Unit description

Examines the foundations of haematology, and their relation to health and disease. Students will develop investigative and analytical skills and be able to evaluate test results for the diagnosis of haematological and haemostatic disorders.

Unit content

  • Haematology in healthcare.
  • Erythrocyte regulation and metabolism.
  • Haemoglobin structure and function.
  • Haemoglobin and iron metabolism.
  • Erythrocyte destruction disorders.
  • Normal and abnormal leukocyte morphology.
  • Malignant leukocyte disorders; acute and chronic leukaemia.
  • Myelomas, lymphomas and myelodysplastic syndromes, and associated treatments.
  • Haemorrhagic coagulation disorders; causes and laboratory investigations.
  • Platelet disorders; causes and laboratory investigations.
  • Malaria and other red blood cell inclusions. Paediatric and geriatric haematology. Haemostasis.
  • Bone marrow characteristics and evaluation. Examination of body fluids.

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Not currently available in 2023

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

summarise the processes involved in the development, regulation and metabolism of blood cells

evaluate normal and abnormal erythrocytes, leukocytes, reticulocytes and platelets

compare a range of blood cell disorders including discussions of their causes and clinical diagnoses

evaluate the causes, clinical diagnoses, and treatments of non-malignant and malignant leukocyte disorders

solve clinical cases by using haematological methods

select and employ relevant laboratory methods and safe practice in the haematology laboratory