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BLOOD MODULE SYLLABUS

  1. ANATOMY
    • Introduction to hematopoietic system
    • Gross Anatomy of hematopoietic system
  2. HISTOLOGY
    • Histology of Lymphoid tissue
  3. EMBRYOLOGY
    • Embryology of lymphoid tissue
  4. PHYSIOLOGY
    • ​​​​​​​Introduction to blood
    • RBCs
    • RBCs Genesis (Erythropoiesis)
    • Erythropoitin
    • Anemia
    • Polycthemia
    • WBCs
    • Reticulo-Endothelial (Monocyte-Macrophage) System
    • Inflammation
    • Abnormal Leucocyte counts/ Leukemia
    • Introduction to immunity
    • Immune system
    • Immune response
    • Humoral and cell mediated immunity
    • Complement system
    • Active and passive immunity
    • Changes in immunity with aging
    • Allergy and hypersensitivity
    • Introduction to hemostasis
    • Blood Coagulation
    • Bleeding disorders
    • Thrombotic disorders
    • Blood Grouping
    • Transfusion Reactions
    • Erythroblastosis fetalis
    • Major histocompatibility complex
  5. BIOCHEMISTRY
    • ​​​​​​​Introduction to porphyrins
    • Iron metabolism
    • Introduction to heme synthesis and degradation
    • Hemoglobinopathies
    • Water soluble vitamins
    • Immunoglobulins / Antibodies
  6. PATHOLOGY
    • ​​​​​​​Anemia
    • Hemolytic anemia
  7. PHARMACOLOGY
    • ​​​​​​​Drug treatment of anemia
    • Coagulation of modifying drug
  8. COMMUNITY MEDICINE
    • ​​​​​​​Epidemiology of blood borne diseases
    • Vaccinology
  9. FORENSIC MEDICINE
    • ​​​​​​​Medico-legal importance of blood groups in forensic work ie
    1. Personal identity
    2. inheritance claims
    3. DNA profiling
    4. Disputed paternity and maternity
  • ​​​​​​​LAB WORK
  1. ​​​​​​​PHYSIOLOGY PRACTICALS
    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Hemoglobin determination
    • Blood cells
    • RBC Count
    • TLC determination
    • DLC determination
    • Clotting time determination
    • Bleeding time determination
    • Prothrombin tissue determination
    • Blood Grouping
    • Blood smear preparation
    • Blood bank
  2. HISTOLOGY PRACTICALS
    • ​​​​​​​Microscopic anatomy of lymph nodes, spleen, thymus and bone marrow