Course Syllabus
Physiology of red blood cells and Definition of anaemia
a)Physiology of RBCs
b)Definition of anaemia
c) Reading materials
d) Quiz
Clinical approach to Anaemia
a) History taking
b)Physical examination
c) Reading materials
d) Quiz
Classification of Anaemia
a) Overview
b) Microcytic anaemia: Iron deficiency anaemia
c) Microcytic anaemia: Thalassemia
d) Normocytic anaemia: Hemolytic anaemia
e) Macrocytic anaemia: Megaloblastic anaemia
f) Summary
Investigations of anaemia
a) Basic investigations to classify type of anaemia
b) Investigations for hypochromic microcytic anaemia
c) Investigations for normochromic normocytic anaemia
d) Investigations for macrocytic anaemia
e) Summary
Management of anaemia
a) Introduction
b) Treat the underlying cause
c) Iron replacement therapy
d) Blood transfusion
e) Reading materials
f) Quiz
Anaemia in Special Population
a) Anaemia in older person
b) Anaemia in chronic kidney disease
c) Summary
d) Quiz
e) Reading materials
a)Physiology of RBCs
b)Definition of anaemia
c) Reading materials
d) Quiz
Clinical approach to Anaemia
a) History taking
b)Physical examination
c) Reading materials
d) Quiz
Classification of Anaemia
a) Overview
b) Microcytic anaemia: Iron deficiency anaemia
c) Microcytic anaemia: Thalassemia
d) Normocytic anaemia: Hemolytic anaemia
e) Macrocytic anaemia: Megaloblastic anaemia
f) Summary
Investigations of anaemia
a) Basic investigations to classify type of anaemia
b) Investigations for hypochromic microcytic anaemia
c) Investigations for normochromic normocytic anaemia
d) Investigations for macrocytic anaemia
e) Summary
Management of anaemia
a) Introduction
b) Treat the underlying cause
c) Iron replacement therapy
d) Blood transfusion
e) Reading materials
f) Quiz
Anaemia in Special Population
a) Anaemia in older person
b) Anaemia in chronic kidney disease
c) Summary
d) Quiz
e) Reading materials
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1 : What is the definition of anaemia?
A1 : It is defined as reduction in one or more of the major red blood cell measurements. A low hemoglobin concentration and/or low hematocrit are the parameters most widely used to diagnosed anaemia.
A1 : It is defined as reduction in one or more of the major red blood cell measurements. A low hemoglobin concentration and/or low hematocrit are the parameters most widely used to diagnosed anaemia.