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How is the promyelocyte differentiated from the myeloblast?

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Promyelocyte has azurophillic (primary) granules

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At what stage does differentiation of the granules of the cells of the myelocytic series take place?

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myelocyte

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How is the metamyelocyte differentiated from the myelocyte?

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shape of the nucleus

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What is the shape of the nucleus of the band?

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band is horseshoe shaped with uniform thickness

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What cell contains granules that retain the acid portion of Wright’s stain?

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eosinophil

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What substances are produced by eosinophil granules?

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anti-histamine

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What cell contains granules that are not uniform in shape?

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basophils

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What cell contains granules that stain with the basic portion of Wright’s stain?

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basophils

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What cell contains granules that may cover up the nucleus?

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basophils

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What are mast cells?

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tissue basophils

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Where do B cells originate?

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bone marrow

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Where do T cells originate?

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thymus

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How can B cells and T cell be distinguished?

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through surface markers or surface immunoglobulins

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What type of lymphocyte is most of the circulating lymphocytes?

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T cell

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What is the appearance of T cells?

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small mature lymph, clumping nucleus, not much cytoplasm

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During blastic transformation, what do B cells become?

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plasma cells

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What cell has a eccentric nucleus with clumped chromatin, basophilic cytoplasm, and a clear perinuclear halo?

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plasma cells

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What is another name for the clear perinuclear halo seen in plasma cells?

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hof

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Where are plasma cells normally found?

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bone marrow

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What cellular organelle is associated with the hof?

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golgi apparatus

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What are monocytes known as when they are in the tissues?

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macrophages and histiocytes

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Where do monocytes originate?

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bone marrow

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How would you describe the appearance of the chromatin of a monocyte?

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not as clumpy as the other cells

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How would you describe the shape of the nucleus of a monocyte?

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lobulated

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How would you describe the color of the cytoplasm of a monocyte?
slightly grey
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Do monocytes have pseudopods or vacuoles?
yes, both
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What is the function of the monocyte?
phagocytosis
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What can be observed in neutrophils during inflammation, infection, or other toxic states?
Döhle bodies, toxic granules, and toxic vacuoles
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What are Döhle bodies made of?
RNA
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What do toxic granules look like?
blue/black granules in cytoplasm
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What do toxic vacuoles look like?
holes in the cytoplasm
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What are Russell bodies?
aggregates of immunoglobulin that stain red
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Describe Alder-Reilly
abnormal azurophilic granulation
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Describe Chediak-Higashi
abnormal azurophilic granulation, look like Döhle bodies
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Describe May-Hegglin
abnormal platelets, Döhle-like inclusions that stain blue
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Describe Pelger-Huet
dumbbell shaped, hyposegmentation of neutrophils
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What is the normal WBC count?
5,000-10,000
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If blood is drawn to the 0.5 mark and diluent to the 11 in a white blood cell pipette what is the resulting dilution?
1:20 dilution, standard WBC count
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Given the number on both sides of the hemocytometer, how could you determine the WBC count on the performance of a standard WBC count?
average of both counts * 50
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Why do you take the average of both counts * 50 in a standard WBC count?
Because it is 1:20 dilution so you use the reciprocal and divide by 0.4
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What effect does hemolysis have on a WBC count?
none
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Name several sources of error in the performance of a manual WBC count
too much blood or diluent, overfill or underfill diluent
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How does the normal WBC count vary during the day?
higher in the evening, lower in the morning
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What explanation is given for the variation of WBC count during the day?
margination
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What does margination mean in regards to WBC count?
hang onto the walls at night and fall off in the morning
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What is the normal eosinophil count?
77-440
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What can cause an increased eosinophil count?
hypoadrenalism, allergic disease, parasitic infection, skin disease
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What can cause a decreased eosinophil count?
anemia, hyperadrenalism
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To compensate for the normally low number of eosinophils, what adjustment in the procedure is made when doing a manual eosinophil count?
increase the volume counted, count the entire hemocytometer
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Name some hemocytometers that can be used for eosinophil and basophil count
Speirs-Levy, Fuchs-Rosenthal, New Bauer
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Name several factors that can result in an excessively pink Wright's stained smear
too acidic, overwashed, understained
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What factors can result in an excessively blue Wright's stained smear?
too alkaline, underwashed, overstained
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What three things are always performed when doing a differential count?
RBC morphology, count and classify 100 cells, platelet count estimation
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Why is a differential count performed?
used in diagnosis of disease, picture of overall health, monitor therapy
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What is the most common type of WBC in a normal smear?
segmented neutrophil
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What is the least common type of WBC in a normal smear?
basophil
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What is the most common WBC in a child's smear?
lymphocytes
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What is a "shift to the left"?
increase in young cells (increase in bands)
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What conditions is a "shift to the left" likely occur?
occurs in bacterial infection, pregnancy
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What is the largest WBC in a normal peripheral blood smear?
monocyte
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Which cells are classified as NRBCs on a peripheral blood smear?
prorubriblast, prorubricyte, rubricyte, metarubricyte
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If large numbers of NRBCs are observed on a peripheral blood smear, what effect will this have on the WBC count?
they are counted as WBCs, this will increase the WBC count, may falsely increase the white count
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How can you correct for NRBCs?
(WBC * 100)/(100 + #NRBCs)
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Where are platelets produced?
bone marrow
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What is the largest blood cell normally produced by the body?
megakaryocyte
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What is endomitotic division?
nucleus divides, cytoplasm enlarges, end up with multinucleate cell
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What is the normal platelet count?
varies greatly; 150,000-400,000/mm3
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What method employs the phase contrast microscope in counting platelets?
Brecker Cronkite
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How is the manual platelet count calculated using the Unopette method?
Average # cells * 1000 in the entire center square; 0.1 mm3, 1:100 dilution, 0.1/1000
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What criteria are used to estimate platelets in peripheral blood smear?
Average of 10 fields, 7-22 is adequate
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Reddish-purple inclusion in blast
Auer rod
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Pale blue remnants of RNA
Döhle bodies
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Decreased segmentation of neutrophils
Pelger-Huet
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Dark purple-black cytoplasm granules
toxic granulation
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Azurophilic granulation of all white cells
Alder Reilly

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