Pregnancy Hematology
Heme Onc Call is a telemedicine hematology practice that addresses iron deficiency, blood clotting, and low platelet counts during pregnancy.
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Bleeders and Clotters
Bleeders and Clotters Hematology is the specialty of blood disorders including bleeding and clotting. As a Baptist Hospital hematologist for 15 years, I have learned to determine which hospital patients are bleeders and which are clotters. Bleeding tendency is common among people, and it is not always considered a problem. For example, young women with…
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Weighing the Risks of Oral Contraceptives
As a hematologist, I specialize in weighing the risks of taking estrogen-containing oral contraceptive medications. There is strong evidence that these medications are associated with clotting, including deep venous thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary emboli (PE), and stroke. For many years, the main risk assessment before starting to take estrogen-containing oral contraceptive medications included determining whether the…
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ABC’s of Abnormal Blood Counts
Many people have abnormal blood counts and do not realize it. When your doctor recommends “routine” blood testing, it’s a way to screen for blood disorders. Some of these conditions do not cause symptoms, so they would go unrecognized without the blood tests. Some disorders, like immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), are considered benign, while others, like…
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Health | Leukemia | Oncology | Telemedicine
Tackling the Problem of APL Leukemia
As a hospital-based hematologist, I specialize in identifying patients who have blood cancers. The most important one to find is acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). This occurs in about 1,000 people each year in the United States, mostly young people. The most common signs of APL are gum bleeding, nosebleeds, or new-onset heavy menstrual bleeding. Blood…
