2S [LAB]: Reticulocyte Flashcards
(39 cards)
The last immature RBC stage
Reticulocyte
Normally, a reticulocyte spends how many days in the bone marrow?
1-2
A reticulocyte spends how many days in the peripheral blood before developing into a mature RBC
1
Anticoagulant of choice in reticulocyte count
EDTA
The small network of basophilic materials in the reticulocytes
Reticulum
Reticulocyte count is used as an index of ___ and ___
Bone marrow activity and RBC production
Method of reticulocyte count:
Rapid method of Schilling
Wet method
Method of reticulocyte count:
Osgood-Wilhelm and Sabin
Wet method
Method of reticulocyte count:
New methylene blue
Dry method
Method of reticulocyte count:
Cook
Dry method
Method of reticulocyte count:
Meyer
Dry method
Method of reticulocyte count:
Tureen
Dry method
Method of reticulocyte count:
Seiverd
Dry method
Ratio of blood to filtered stain in reticulocyte
1:1
Incubation time in reticulocyte count after adding the stain
3-10 mins (ppt: 15-30 mins)
Magnification used in reticulocyte count
OIO (1000x)
T/F: Babies have a higher reticulocyte count than adults
True
Reference range of reticulocyte count in adults
0.5-1.5%
Reference range of reticulocyte count in children
2.0-6.0%
Patients with a hematocrit of 35% should have an elevated corrected reticulocyte count of ___
2-3%
Patients with a hematocrit of 25% should have an elevated corrected reticulocyte count of ___
3-5%
Reference range of absolute reticulocyte count
20x10^9 to 115x10^9/ L
An RPI of ___ indicates adequate BM response
3
An RPI of ___ indicates inadequate BM response
2