Hematology

Hematology Diagnosis and Treatment

After the physical examination, for the detection of blood disorders Physician usually go for Complete blood count (CBC). This is the basic test after that to diagnose a person's blood disorder, the doctor usually must do further blood tests Once a doctor/consultant finds that something is wrong with one or more of the blood cell types, many additional tests are available for further detection of disease. Doctors can measure proportion of the different types of WBCs (white blood cells) and can also determine subtypes of these cells by assessing certain markers on the surface of the cells. Tests are performed to measure the ability of white blood cells to fight foreign body/ infection, to evaluate the functioning of blood platelets and their ability to clot and to check the contents of red blood cells to help determine the cause of anemia or why the cells are not functioning properly. Most of these tests are done on blood samples, but sometime require a bone marrow sample as well for Bone Marrow Examination. Once the problem is diagnosed Hematologists go for the appropriate treatment for particular problem.  Now a days we have several methods to treat blood cancers such as Chemotherapy, Radiation therapy etc. Now a days advanced technique such as gene therapy is being used to treat Blood disorders. Researchers are attempting to search out ways that to correct the defective genes that cause Blood Disorders. Gene therapy hasn't nonetheless developed to the purpose that it's accepted treatment for Blood Disorder. However, researchers still take a look at gene therapy in clinical trials. Bone Marrow Transplantation, Hematopoietic stem cell therapy and Cord blood transplantation are new rising varieties of treatment for blood disorders.