Hematology laboratory methods ppt

Question 1

Describe what a CBC is

Answer 1

-A blood smear
-examining the morphology
-identify size, shape and number

Question 2

What method separates different types of haemoglobin based on electrical charge and diagnoses sickle cell and thalassemia?

Answer 2

Hemoglobin electrophoresis

Question 3

What does reticulocyte count show

Answer 3

Assess bone marran function and the body’s response to anemia by measuring reticulocytes

Question 4

What does flow cytometry analyse

Answer 4

Physical and chemical characteristics of cells or particles

Question 5

Cells or particles are suspended in fluid, then A lab technician treats the cells with fluorescent antibody dyes to label specific proteins on the surface or inside of cells, what test is this

Answer 5

Flow cytometry

Question 6

CBC provides important information about what components of the blood

Answer 6

RBCs, WBCs, hemoglobin levels, hematocrit and platelet count