Bone marrow is the tissue inside the flat bones (sternum, femur, iliac crest…). It contains what we call hematopoietic stem cells, which are the ones that give rise to the three types of mature cells that we see in the peripheral blood: leukocytes or white blood cells, red blood cells or red cells and platelets … Read more
Blood is a vital element for the functioning of the human body. It has a liquid component, the plasma, where a number of important substances necessary for our life are transported, and three types of cells. Red blood cells (carry oxygen), white blood cells (perform a defensive function) and platelets. What are platelets? Platelets are … Read more
Anemia is a decrease in hemoglobin level. It is not a disease but a symptom that can have multiple origins and is treated by experts in hematology. There are three types of cells in the blood: Red blood cells: they carry a molecule called nemoglobin which is essential for oxygen to reach the cells. Leukocytes: … Read more
In everything there are fashions, also in medicine. One of the most commonly used expressions in medicine today is personalized medicine; everyone is talking about it and, it seems, all physicians practice it. So much so that there are medical journals devoted solely and exclusively to “personalized medicine”. But what is personalized medicine, what does … Read more
In recent years, the so-called new oral anticoagulants and later direct-acting oral anticoagulants have gradually been incorporated into clinical practice, progressively displacing traditional anticoagulants. Today, these direct-acting anticoagulants account for more than a quarter of the anticoagulant treatments in our country, although their main limitation lies in the economic field. These new drugs are expensive, … Read more
The role of low molecular weight heparin in women with repeated miscarriages originated in the 1990s, when several English researchers began to use it in conjunction with salicylic acid in patients who had suffered repeated miscarriages and in whom antiphospholipid antibodies were detected. As good initial results were achieved in seven out of ten pregnancies, … Read more
What is anemia? Anemia is defined as a decrease in the amount of hemoglobin and, consequently, a decrease in the ability to supply oxygen to tissues and organs. There are many types of anemia and for very diverse causes, from a lack of iron or certain vitamins, to the destruction of red blood cells by … Read more
The diagnosis of any disease is based on three fundamental pillars. The first one is to talk to the patient to find out the discomfort or problems he/she presents, their duration, factors related to their appearance, as well as his/her medical history. This is followed by the measurement of vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, … Read more
What is anemia and how does it manifest itself? Anemia is a decrease of red blood cells in the body, which are a protein called hemoglobin that serves to transport oxygen to the tissues of the body; we breathe but above all our tissues are the ones that breathe. It is very important to keep … Read more
The hemogram is one of the laboratory tests most commonly used by physicians to study any patient. In the Community of Madrid alone, almost three million blood counts are performed every year. The objective of this study is to evaluate the cellular components of the blood (red blood cells or erythrocytes, white blood cells or … Read more