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What is the difference between a Blood specialist doctor and a hematopathologist?

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What about Blood Specialist doctors? Blood Specialist doctors are internal medicine doctors who have training in disorders related to human blood, lymphatic system and bone marrow that prevent clotting or excessive bleeding. They may work in blood banks, hospitals and clinics.   Common blood disorders that blood specialists treat Blood specialists diagnose blood disease such as anemia, leukemia, lymphoma, sickle cell disease, certain cancers of the blood and inflammatory diseases. Common Hematology test and procedures Complete Blood Count: The most common test that helps blood specialist doctors to diagnose or monitor the disease. It includes White blood cells (WBC), Red Blood Cell (RBC), Platelet count, Hematocrit Red blood cell volume, Hemoglobin  (Hb). Prothrombin time (PT) Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) International Normalized Ratio (INR):   They check how medications and treatments are working. It looks for bleeding or clotting disorders. Bone Marrow transplant...

The Blood Specialists Of Cancers

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Who Are The Blood Specialists In Hematology? Blood specialists are doctors of Medical Oncology who deal with patients who have blood cancer or issues related to blood disorders. These disorders can be genetic or not but if they are connected with blood then the blood specialist will tell you about the disorders. Medical Oncology is a part of Medical science that deals in the study of different types of cancers including blood cancers. In the field of hematology, the doctor will tell about the problems caused in the blood and blood-forming organs. The medical space of hematology concerns with the treatment of malignancies that includes, hemophilia, sickle cell anemia, leukemia, and lymphoma. It also treats internal medications like pathology, diagnosis, prognosis, etiology, treatment, and prevention of all blood-related disorders. It is not necessary that the blood disorders are blood cancers only as they can be disorders that can be cured by a change in medication and diet. How Many T...