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| microscopin examination of a stained blood smear to determine the relative number of each type of WBC present in the blood. |
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| Why do we perform a WBC differential? |
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| to study the morphology of RBCs, WBCs and PLTs. and to provide additonal information from the blood cell count for the Dx of hematologic disorders. |
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| 100 WBC count Differential |
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| Calculates the percentage of each type of WBC seen. |
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| Examines the form and structure of the WBC. |
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| A quality control check against the WBC count. |
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| Quality check against the Platelet count. |
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| Screens for different types of anemia. |
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| What is the time limit for making a blood smear? |
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| Within 2 hours of collection. |
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| What do delays in creating a smear lead to? |
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| Falsey macrocytic RBCs. Degeneration WBCs and PLTs. |
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| How many RBCs need to be in a field for RBC morphology? |
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| 200-250. Scan approximately 10 of these. |
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| Size, then hemoglobin concentration. |
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| Each platelet represents... |
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| approximately 20,00 PLTs/uL |
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| When do you report Corrected WBC count? |
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| When do you report Corrected WBC count? |
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#WBCs/L X 100
100 + #of NRBCs Counted |
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