Hematology

University of North Carolina Hospitals to have the opportunity to be trained by the best to become the best clinician, teacher, and researcher that I can be. A good friend of mine, who has completed his PGY1, and currently going through his PGY2 in Hematology Oncology at UNC Hospitals, Dr. Ryan Beechinor, has mentioned many great things about the program. I am most impressed with the structure of the residency project. The flipped research model is extremely beneficial for residents. I have had…

restore human health. They give out instructions to their coworkers on the care of their patients, and prescribe medications necessary for restoration of their health (“CFNC.org - Career Profile”). One of the many subspecies under this field is a Hematology and Oncology Pediatrician. Along with a physician, they also promote, maintain, and restore health, but these pediatricians, are more focused on diagnosing, evaluating, and treating children with blood and cancer diseases. They are…

In this article, the authors (Groves, Manges & Scott-Cawiezell) discusses the use of nursing bedside shift report (NBSR) and has been reccomended to serve the purpose of maintaining patient safety. The method use in data collection was Grounded theory from year 2014 to 2015 with bedside nurses in a pediatric ward. They also states the critical side of handing over patients to incoming nurses to provide safe and effective care with the use of correct information relating to their clients…

work under a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS), Medical Technologist, laboratory manager, or a physician (Panteghini, 2004). The testing procedures executed by a MLT include a broad array of laboratory fields such as microbiology, blood banking, hematology, clinical chemistry, cytotechnology, and molecular biology (Rosenberg, 1999). MLTs will also be involved with a variety of laboratory activities that range from preparing fluid specimens, cross matching blood types to determine compatibility,…

Inspirations are the most important human motivation and every body had some inspiring event in life which turned the whole canvas of one’s life.For me, inspiration to become a doctor came from my initial understanding of human body and its intricate yet interesting functions during my school life.this inspiration turned to determination when I had to face the illness of my grandmother .I was in high school when she was diagnosed to have ovarian cancer. Interacting with people and trying to…

in particular area of science and broaden opportunities for employment. Science courses; liberal arts studies, and clinical instructions; all combine together are needed to obtain this career. Studying biology topics, laboratory procedures, and hematology. Also human genetics and diagnosis. Body fluids chemistry, clinical microbiology,…

HETEROZYGOUS MTHFR MUTATION HELPS DIFFERENTIATE FROM DIAGNOSIS OF THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA Wu, Alex MD1, Chen, Kevin MD2, Sittambalam, Charmian MD1 1Department of Medicine, Franklin Square Medical Center, Baltimore, MD; 2Department of Hematology/Oncology, Franklin Square Medical Center, Baltimore, MD There are increasing number of recent publications that recognized the similarity between TTP and B12 deficiency, and that TTP may mask B12 deficiency as the initial diagnosis. It had…

Hodgkin 's Lymphoma Hodgkin 's lymphoma (also known as Hodgkin 's disease) is a cancer that develops in the lymphatic system called lymphocytes. Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell that helps the body fight infection. All other lymphomas are classified as non-Hodgkin 's lymphoma. Hodgkin 's disease is distinguished by the presence of large abnormal cells, called Reed-Sternberg cells. The disease is less common than non-Hodgkin 's lymphoma (Simon, 2013). Hodgkin 's lymphoma affects…

deficits were stable and persisted for 5 days at which time she gradually recovered her extraoccular movements and speech. Approximately 12 days after admission, she had returned to near baseline with only mild dysarthria and was transferred to the hematology and oncology service for further…

When a teenager tells a group of adults that they want to go into a medical career they usually get a crazy look and people trying to tell them that they should choose an easier career that does not take as much schooling and that will not amount in potential lawsuits. Becoming a doctor of any specialty is extremely hard and requires a vast amount motivation. Doctors usually go through twelve years of regular schooling, four years of college, another four years of medical school, and then…