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Hematology Information
Description
Hematology involves the diagnosis and care of diseases and disorders relating to the blood, spleen, and lymph glands. These include conditions such as anemia, clotting disorders, sickle cell disease, hemophilia, leukemia, and lymphoma, as well as special types of transfusions and bone marrow biopsies.
Diseases / Illnesses Treated
Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses,
but some of the most common are AIDS, hemophilia, Myelomas, Evans' syndrome, Malaria, lymphoma, Leukemia, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Sickle-cell disease, Myeloma, Pernicious anemia, Thalassemia, Thrombocytopenia, Hodgkin's disease, Infectious mononucleosis, Agranulocytosis, Myelofibrosis, Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Autoimmune hemolytic anemia, and Megaloblastic anemia.
Procedures Performed
Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, blood transfusion, Bone marrow transplant, Intramuscular injections, Anticoagulation therapy, and Venesection.
Tests Performed
To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including Coombs test, Bone marrow biopsy, D-dimer, Prothrombin time, Protein electrophoresis, Hemoglobin electrophoresis, Blood film, serum Ferritin level, Vitamin B12 and Folate levels, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), Full blood count, and Partial thromboplastin time.
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. California has
935 practicing
hematologists. Broken out by city, hematology doctor density
in Anaheim is 12,
in Antioch is 1,
in Arcadia is 4,
in Berkeley is 9,
in Beverly Hills is 13,
in Burbank is 8,
in Campbell is 4,
in Chico is 4,
in Chula Vista is 4,
in Concord is 3,
in Corona is 3,
in Covina is 2,
in Culver City is 1,
in Downey is 2,
in Duarte is 37,
in El Cajon is 1,
in Encinitas is 1,
in Escondido is 3,
in Eureka is 4,
in Folsom is 1,
in Fountain Valley is 7,
in Fremont is 3,
in Fresno is 24,
in Fullerton is 3,
in Garden Grove is 1,
in Gardena is 1,
in Glendale is 12,
in Glendora is 1,
in Hanford is 2,
in Hawthorne is 1,
in Hemet is 4,
in Huntington Beach is 8,
in Irvine is 5,
in La Mesa is 2,
in Laguna Hills is 2,
in Lakewood is 2,
in Lancaster is 4,
in Lodi is 1,
in Loma Linda is 10,
in Lompoc is 1,
in Long Beach is 19,
in Los Alamitos is 6,
in Los Angeles is 113,
in Lynwood is 3,
in Madera is 1,
in Mission Viejo is 2,
in Modesto is 8,
in Montebello is 5,
in Monterey is 7,
in Monterey Park is 5,
in Mountain View is 4,
in Newport Beach is 6,
in Novato is 1,
in Oakland is 8,
in Oceanside is 3,
in Orange is 24,
in Oxnard is 8,
in Palo Alto is 24,
in Pasadena is 3,
in Petaluma is 1,
in Pleasanton is 2,
in Pomona is 4,
in Porterville is 2,
in Poway is 1,
in Rancho Cucamonga is 1,
in Rancho Mirage is 9,
in Redding is 4,
in Redondo Beach is 6,
in Riverside is 10,
in Roseville is 6,
in Sacramento is 36,
in Salinas is 2,
in San Bernardino is 3,
in San Diego is 49,
in San Francisco is 57,
in San Gabriel is 3,
in San Jose is 14,
in San Leandro is 3,
in San Luis Obispo is 6,
in San Mateo is 3,
in San Ramon is 2,
in Santa Ana is 4,
in Santa Barbara is 6,
in Santa Maria is 2,
in Santa Monica is 15,
in Santa Rosa is 7,
in Simi Valley is 3,
in Solvang is 2,
in South San Francisco is 5,
in Stockton is 7,
in Torrance is 11,
in Tulare is 1,
in Upland is 3,
in Visalia is 4,
in Vista is 2,
in Walnut Creek is 10,
in West Covina is 2,
in West Hollywood is 12,
in Westlake Village is 4,
and in Whittier is 4.
California Information
California’s population is 36,142,137, and it is America’s third largest and most populous state. It also claims the highest and lowest altitudes in the lower 48 states. The lowest point in the country, Death Valley, is also home to the nation’s highest recorded temperature, 134 degrees. Tourists flock to this state for its many outdoor activities and attractions, including Universal Studios, Disneyland, Rodeo Drive shopping, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, wine country tours, and California’s numerous beaches and parks.
Los Angeles is the nation’s second largest city, but California’s capital is Sacramento. The giant sequoias in California’s forests are among the oldest living things in the world, and a redwood in the Redwood National Park is said to be the world’s tallest tree, at 365 feet. California achieved statehood in 1850, and was named the Golden State after the beginning of the Gold Rush in 1848.
According to 2005 Census estimates, California has a population of 36,132,147.
Of this population, 9,308,563 are under the age of 18
and 3,827,038 are at or above the age of 65.
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