Hematology is the part of medicine intended for the study of blood. It aims to know all the constituent elements of blood such as red blood cells, leukocytes and platelets, study how they are produced and in which organs, including the bone marrow, spleen and lymph nodes.
Besides studying the blood with its normal characteristics, it also studies all the alterations and blood disorders that originate serious diseases.
Doctors who specialize in this area are called hematologists, they are responsible for treating people with blood disorders or changes in the tissues or organs involved in blood production. They are also responsible for analyzing the collected tests and diagnose diseases such as anemia, leukemia and hemophilia.
