The IBMS Registration Portfolio: from a placement student’s perspective
Who am I ? Hi, I’m Soumaya, a fourth-year Applied Biomedical Science student and the person behind @_.thebiomedical_scientist on Instagram. You may be thinking, “fourth…
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Everything you need to know about becoming a HCPC registered Biomedical Scientist
Who am I and my journey so far? My name is Alex and I will be graduating in July 2022 with a BSc. Biomedical Science…
TA-GVHD, Irradiation & Leucodepletion: Lessons Learned & Future Directions
Necessity is the mother of invention, a phrase that best describes the evolution of blood product manipulation. This phrase is especially true for irradiation and…
Your Guide to the FRCPath Haematology Exams
In this Blood Academy video, you will learn about the structure of the Royal College of Pathology, FRCPath Haematology exams. We also speak to 5…
The effect of COVID-19 on Blood Smear Morphology
It is typical for the blood smear morphology of patients to be affected significantly when they are presenting with severe viral infection due to the …
The impact of COVID-19 on the haematology laboratory
COVID-19, a disease caused by a virus SARS-CoV-2, was first detected in patients in Wuhan China in November 2019. Since then SARS-CoV-2 has been detected…
The What and Whys of the FRCPath Haematology Part Two Examinations
The ‘Fellowship Examination of the Royal College of Pathologists’ (FRCPath) is a stringent set of examinations, structured into two parts, designed to test and ensure…
FRCPath Haematology Examinations in Brief
FRCPath Haematology Examinations explained The ‘Fellowship Examination of the Royal College of Pathologists’ (FRCPath) are a stringent set of examinations, structured into two parts, designed…
Hodgkin lymphoma
In the background are eosinophils, increased myeloid precursors and increased small lymphocytes and plasma cells. Cell A is a binucleate Reed‐Sternberg (RS) cells but can…
My Experience as a Biomedical Science Student
I’ve just finished my second year studying Biomedical Science at Cardiff University and here’s a little about my experience so far. Biomedical Science is a…
Trypanosoma cruzi
The worm like trypomastigote form has a slender form with a central nucleus and large kinetoplast (circular DNA inside a large mitochondrian) Curved, usually S…
Metastatic disease
Here is a nice example of metastatic disease, specifically prostate cancer in the bone marrow You can appreciate the clumping of cells typical of non-haematopoeitic…
Plasmodium Vivax
This was a case of Plasmodium Vivax although Ovale is also a good call: A. Trophozite – often multiply infected with large chromatin dots B.…
Megakaryocyte emperipolesis
The images show intact malignant B-ALL cells penetrating normal megakaryocytes What is emperipolesis? It is the active penetration of one haematopoietic cell by another cell,…
Studying for the frcpath haematology exam
The FRCPath, or ‘Fellowship Examination of the Royal College of Pathologists’, is a recognised postgraduate qualification in the field of pathology (including haematology) consisting of…