The hematologist is ... What heals a hematologist?

Hemopoiesis is the most important process taking place in the human body. A number of problems that arise in the course of life can be related to blood diseases. What, in fact, is the doctor of a certain narrow specialization - hematology.

Hematologist: what heals, and what is his work

What does he do directly? It:

• Study of the cause and course of diseases of the circulatory system. Hematologist-physician will not be able to prescribe treatment without accompanying history.
• Investigation of blood pathologies. It can be hereditary or acquired diseases associated with ecology or oncology.
• Also, a hematologist is a doctor who develops methods for successfully introducing progressive drugs into the treatment process.
• From his testimony, further prevention and post-rehabilitation period of the patient depends.
• It also does not dispense with his "verdict" and the collection of blood from the population. That is, in the points of delivery of the donor material there is a hematologist, where he takes the most direct part in the process. He is responsible for the quality of incoming blood and ensures that donors do not have disease by conducting a detailed analysis of their analyzes.

Areas in contact with hematology

The hematologist is a specialist who is closely connected with other directions in medical practice. This is gynecology, oncology, surgery. There is such a profession as a children's hematologist, it is closely related to pediatrics. In short, all the processes relating to blood, without such a doctor, do not do. People whose lives, unfortunately, are already inextricably linked to consultations and analyzes, no longer ask the question, the hematologist - who it is. Although there is practically no one person who would at least once in his life have not donated his own blood for analysis, but few have heard of such a medical profession. But for sure, everyone agrees that you need to know the basic processes of life of your body and constantly monitor your health.

Qualification indicators

Before starting to practice, observing patients and prescribing to them certain medications and prescriptions, a good hematologist should have a "long time" behind his shoulders. Firstly, this is a higher medical education, and secondly, he must thoroughly understand the main processes of hematopoiesis and the appearance of various pathologies, and have a thorough understanding of the radiation and general oncology courses. He should also have access to the concepts of chemotherapy, bone marrow puncture, biopsy and other important aspects related to the study of the immune system. Consultation of the hematologist should be an accessible for understanding the patient speech, because not everyone can comprehend medical terms, so any specialization of the doctor includes training in the skills of proper communication with the patient.

Doctor's reception

The list of diseases of the circulatory system is extensive. First of all, the therapist's patient is given tests that can be used to judge the diagnosis. Also, according to their results, the specialist decides whether to send a person to a hematologist or not. Immediately no one makes any conclusions and instantly does not make a diagnosis - a professional doctor scrupulously studies the patient's problem. Unfortunately, not all clinics in small towns have such an expert on diseases, as a hematologist is basically the prerogative of regional medical institutions. Therefore, in the same rural area, sometimes the diagnosis is delayed and, accordingly, the treatment itself.

However, the expert himself can not accept the patient and resolve his problem qualitatively without a relevant medical history and testimony to the consultation. You should carefully prepare and collect a lot of accompanying documents provided by the therapist, in order to avoid excessive fuss and travel to the authorities.

Hematologist: what heals, and at what diseases his consultation is needed

• Anemia - it can be plural - aplastic, hemolytic, deficient in terms of iron and folic acid. The hematologist treats almost all diseases of the circulatory system and is well aware of their varieties.
• Oncological indications, suspicions of such diseases are already available - leukemia, bone marrow diseases, sarcomas, deformity of lymph nodes.
• Hemophilia, diseases of the spleen and liver, that is, hepatitis.

The list of problems associated with blood is far from complete. To accurately determine your own condition, you need at least to see a doctor at your place of residence and describe the symptoms and anxiety, if any.

What can be connected with the causes and pathologies of the violation of the process of "production" of blood

• Sweating profusely.
• General weakness.
• Uninterrupted temperature, even after taking medications.
• Lack of apathy and weakness in the child - it's not natural for them, unless there are other reasons. A pediatric hematologist is a separate specialist who solves the problem from pediatrics.
• Crimson color of the skin without any dermatological evidence.
• It is necessary to consult a doctor with pregnant women or just planning a child, as well as residents of disadvantaged areas in terms of radiation background.
• Chronic fatigue without cause and headache.
• HIV carriers should do tests with the regularity indicated by the doctor.
• Also, the analysis of people who had previously had hepatitis, spleen diseases and other chronic infections is subject to detailed examination. The hematologist should learn all this by studying the patient's medical record.

Blood tests before going to the hematologist

The biomaterial, in order for it to be examined in detail, should be taken at the polyclinic reception point, and the presence of specific blood-related diseases should be confirmed or refuted by laboratory tests. Then the results will be sent to the treating physician (therapist) to determine whether the patient needs a consultation with the hematologist. In this case, patient complaints or already diagnosed viruses will be taken into account. The hematologist will also take this into account and, after his own research, prescribe a course of treatment. What is included in the list of tests:

• A general blood test - taken from a finger, familiar to everyone from childhood.
• RW, HIV, hepatitis (blood from the vein) - to exclude or determine the presence of such diseases. Pregnant women should take tests at least once every three months. And people who are on the hematologist's account - even more often.
• Urine tests are done to determine the blood cells present there and to study them.
• Puncture and biopsy - this usually refers to oncological diseases.
• Ultrasound of the abdominal cavity and the system of lymph nodes, which allows to monitor the condition of internal organs.
• Also, studies should be carried out on devices of high accuracy of diagnosis - MRI, X-ray.
• Also, tests are needed as a result of a relapse of the disease.

Reception of a specialist in blood

Do not think that the office of a specialist such as a hematologist, where he takes patients referred to him, contains all the necessary equipment. Any other technical specialists are familiar with any technical details and capabilities, and special rooms are equipped for this. The hematologist can only listen to the patient's complaints, visually and tactily examine his lymph nodes, decipher the tests, conclusions and prescriptions of the doctor-therapist, make preliminary conclusions and write directions for the relevant studies.

Also the hematologist will write down in detail recommendations before delivery of analyzes, in particular:

• Stop eating at least 12 hours before the procedure.
• Alcohol and tobacco directly affect the composition of blood. The hematologist, who treats the circulatory system, and therefore will see the molecular composition of the assays, recognizes instantly if the patient "used" - so there is no point in deceiving and it's better to take seriously to their surrender.
• Warn about taking vitamin preparations or others.
• Reduce the amount of fluid consumed during the day.

Observance of the rules before the delivery of tests will help to more accurately identify the problem and prescribe an effective treatment.

The effectiveness of hematology on a global scale

As shown by the WHO studies, violations in the blood of the inhabitants of the Earth are steadily growing and developing. There are many reasons for this: bad ecology, the spread of non-treatable infections, a low standard of living and medical care in certain regions. Also, technological progress provides a stable predisposition to injuries, illnesses and other problems of a physiological nature. Heredity also plays an important role. The hematologist doctor deals with the consequences of the above-described factors, which heals directly blood diseases and gives recommendations that help to avoid irreversible consequences in the future. International communication specialists in this area helps to make discoveries, the use of which helps in the treatment and prevention of diseases of the hematopoietic system.

The role of Russia in the global medical community

It is worth noting that domestic hematologists are among the best representatives of this medical field in the world. And to consult with them quite often come their colleagues from Asia, Africa and even Europe. At the moment, Russia, like the whole progressive world, is looking for a vaccine against the Ebola virus. And a significant role in this work is assigned to the hematologists, who closely cooperate with virologists.

Hematology as the hope of bone marrow transplantation

Donation is necessary - it's a fact. But the problem of collecting material lies in several factors, different from the lack of those who want to share their own health.

• There are not enough blood specialists. A good hematologist is very rare today.
• The lack of progressive equipment and transportation of materials to the places where they are needed first.
• Lack of healthy donors. Many diseases of the "owners" of the material make transplantation impossible, express analyzes in this case can not give full reliable information.
• The lack of due attention of the authorities to the problem related to the area of organ transplantation in principle. In particular, the distribution of hematology centers is only in the capital and regional regions, settlements and countryside in this respect are not served in almost any way.
• Religious beliefs and problems of society itself. Perhaps, this is the most common ignorance, which inhibits medicine as a whole.
• The small number of blood banks and bone marrow, and the existence of already established ones is under question due to the inadequate funding and legislative base of some states.

Conclusion

Hematology is an important aspect of public health in all countries. Doctors who receive such specialization in educational institutions go there on their own aspiration. Their work is too important to accept it as a means of their own existence. Regularly from timely, and most importantly, the right actions of hematologists, hundreds of people get the right to live, so it is difficult to overestimate the effect of doctors' work in this direction.

And in order to make your own life as high as possible in terms of health and avoid problems in the future, you need to puzzle with blood tests and, without delay, go to the nearest hematologist's advice, even if you have to go to the far end of the world. Perhaps this will save the patient's life. Be healthy!