Unit objectives - 1

Upon completion of this unit the student will be able to:

1. Correlate classification of anemia with red blood cell indices and diseases.

2. Match disorder with red blood cell defect.

3. List the disorders associated with extracorpuscular non-immune defects.

4. Explain what the differences are between non- immune and immune hemolytic anemia.

5. List the disorders associated with immune hemolytic anemias.

6. Define what hemoglobinopathies are and give two examples.