Course Catalog

 
48-501 CLINICAL PATHOLOGY/BLOOD BANKING/APHERESIS
Department PATHOLOGY Campus Birmingham
Course Type(s) Elective, Elective AI Facility UAB Medical Center
Course Director KATAYOUN FOMANI, MD Enrollment Limit 2
Contact KALANTRA ELLIS Enrollment Minimum 1
Email kalantraellis@uabmc.edu Address 615 18th St S
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone (205) 975-8323 Fax
Weeks
Normally Offered
See Offering Dates		 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 18-21, 22-25, 28-31, 32-35, 36-39, 40-43, 45-48, 49-52
Prerequisites Successful completion of the core internal medicine and/or surgery clerkships. 
Specific Clerkship Prerequisites: Medicine, Surgery
Visiting Students
No LCME students accepted.
No osteopathic students accepted.
Course Description Acting interns become part of the Transfusion Medicine/Apheresis team, which is composed by an attending physician, a fellow and two Pathology residents. During the rotation, they will develop an understanding of: 1. Serology--Basic tests used in transfusion compatibility and immunohematology. 2. Component therapy--The indications and considerations for use of various blood components, including transfusion requirements of patients with special needs. 3. Transfusion reactions - how to evaluate and manage a patient who develops new symptoms during or shortly following a transfusion. 4. Therapeutic apheresis: (1) Develop an understanding of the criteria for and limitations of this technique. (2) Perform as a consultant to clinical services at UAB. (3) Learn to monitor the patient's response to treatment. 5. Patient blood management.
Where To Report West Pavilion – second floor – P230C on Monday at 8:30 am.
Requirements Basics of clinical medicine and patient care, including familiarity with Impact; the student is expected to be a team player and actively participate in the care of the patients being followed by the service.
Evaluation Pass/Fail with comments
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