Category: Haematology

Infection in patients with absent or hypofunctional spleen (BSH 2024)

A guideline from the British Society of Haematology published in April 2024. 

Podcast: Spotting leukaemia early in general practice

This podcast features Dr Sarah Smith, a GP and member of the Leukaemia Care advisory panel, discussing the importance of early diagnosis of acute leukaemia.

Video: Managing leukaemia in general practice

Watch Dr Sarah Smith's presentation on diagnosing leukaemia.

Vitamin B12 deficiency in general practice (Nice, March 2024)

Dr Hudman's analysis of the first guideline that NICE has published on vitamin B12 deficiency.

Adult iron deficiency in GP (2023 update)

This is a 2021 update on management of iron deficiency anaemia in adults from the BGS, the first in 10 years.

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) – new NICE advice

PERC tests, anticoagulants, D-dimers, stockings and cancer investigations: a stack of new advice on VTE in guidance

Investigating patients with a raised ferritin (BSH, 2018)

This is a guideline from the BSH on investigating and managing a raised ferritin  published in 2018

Management of polycythaemia vera (BSH, 2018)

Much of this is beyond what we need, but it outlines how we should be approaching a patient with raised haematocrit, which is useful.

Nice | Edoxaban for preventing stroke and VTE in non valvular AF

Nice | Idelalisib for treating chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

Nice | Edoxaban for treating and preventing recurrence of DVT and PE

Nice | Anaemia in CKD

RCOG | Management of beta thalassaemia in pregnancy

ARCHIVED: BCSH | Vitamin B12 and folate deficiency

BCSH | Myeloma

Nice | Rivaroxaban for treating PE and preventing recurrent embolism

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic Purpura

Acute sickle cell crisis – management in hospital

Investigation and management of antiphospholipid syndrome

Sickle cell disease

Oral anticoagulation with warfarin

Anaemia in CKD