Hematologist ·
Medicana Bahcelievler Hospital , Istanbul, Turkey
29 Years of experience ·
Languages Spoken: Turkish , English
There are different kinds of conditions that Dr. Abdullah Altintas treats and we have listed some of them here for your perusal.:
A Hematologist manages the treatment of blood disorders and those of the lymphatic system. The three kinds of cancer for which the doctor can refer you to a Hematologist are Multiple Myeloma, Leukemia and Lymphoma. You can also approach a Hematologist in case of blood conditions like sickle cell anemia, anemia and thalassemia.
Signs and symptoms because of which there is a possibility of consulting a Hematologist are as follows:
A consultation with this doctor might become a necessity when their are symptoms like persistent fatigue, fever, night sweats.. Symptoms like shortness in breathing and weight loss that cannot be unexplained away by natural reasons can be a direction for you to visit a hematologist. If there are few of any of these symptoms that you have then do see a hematologist immediately.
The consulting and operating hours of Dr. Abdullah Altintas are from 9 am to 6 pm, Monday through Saturday and 9 am to 1 pm on Sunday. Well educated, skilled and having long term experience are all qualities that the doctor possesses.
The patients are being operated upon with the following popular procedures by Dr. Abdullah Altintas.
It is various blood conditions that these doctors treat and the procedures are linked to the same. Ablation therapy is routinely done by Hematologists wherein abnormal tissue is removed by making use of heat, cold, lasers, or chemicals. Blood transfusions and bone marrow transplants are also their area of specialty,
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Lymphatic system disorders and blood disorders are the conditions that a Hematologist researches and diagnoses. They also give the right medical treatment and do certain operations that are needed for your blood, bone marrow and lymphatic system. When it comes to interpreting the various test results and monitoring the results, it is always the Hematologists who work with other specialists to do so. A Hematologist also treats you for conditions like Sepsis, an infection reaction and Hemophilia, blood clotting disorder which is genetic.
We bring to you the tests that are usually recommended before and during a Hematologist consultation.
The tests namely Prothrombin time, Partial thromboplastin time help in checking you for clotting or bleeding disorders and are a good metric to know whether the treatments and medications are working well. The three blood cells, their characteristics and numbers are tracked through a test well known as a complete blood count. A test known as a bone marrow biopsy is how bone marrow disorders, blood disorders, some cancers and infections in the bone marrow can be easily not just diagnosed but monitored too.
Post tests and consultation with your primary care physician you could be referred to a Hematologist if the doctor realises that your conditions are linked to blood, bone marrow or lymphatic system. Sickle cell anemia, when red blood cells are shaped like sickle, crescent moon and Anemia, having less red blood cells are both reasons for you to confer with a Hematologist. A referral to a Hematologist is imminent when you are suffering from either leukemia, lymphoma, or multiple myeloma (bone marrow, lymph nodes, or white blood cells) cancers Visiting the specialist should not be delayed at all when the symptoms start showing.
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