Hematology: Introduction to Blood

In this simulation, you will learn about the different blood components. You will be taught how to make peripheral blood smears and generate a complete blood count. Following is a list of the relevant theory pages:

• Blood cells
  • Red blood cells
  • White blood cells
  • Platelets
• Blood Tubes
• Anticoagulant
• Complete blood count
  • Hematology Analyzer
  • Hematocrit
  • Hemoglobin
• Peripheral Blood Smear
  • Giemsa staining
• Blood Diseases
  • Malaria
  • Sickle Cell Disease
  • Hemophilia

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Acknowledgement The content of these theory pages has been developed based on the resources provided by:

• OpenStax College, Biology. (OpenStax CNX. Mar 13, 2015)