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1
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Anisocytosis

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  • Noticeable variation in size of erythrocyte population
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Poikilocytosis

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-Presence of red cells of various shapes

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Polychromasia

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-Erythrocytes display varying degrees of pink-blue when stained

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Hypochromia

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  • Erythrocytes have very large area of central pallor due to decreased hemoglobin content
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Hyperchromia

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  • Erythrocytes have no central pallor and dark red-pink color due to increased hemoglobin content
6
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Four purposes of blood smear examination

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Morphology may be of diagnostic importance to the clinician

  • difference in size
  • difference in shape
  • differences in intracellular content
  • miscellaneous differences
7
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Normal erythrocyte size

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6.2 to 8.2 um in diameter

8
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Biconcave erythrocytes having a diameter of 6.0um or less are called?

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Microcytes

9
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Biconcave erythrocytes having a diameter of 8.5um or more are called?

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Macrocytes

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Spherocytes

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  • have lost biconcave shape
  • spherical
  • no central pallor
  • hyperchromic
  • smaller surface area
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Codocytes

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  • target cells

- central stained area surrounded by pale area surrounded by stained area

12
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Schistocytes

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-fragmented erythrocytes

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Drepanocytes

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-sickle cells

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Basophilic Stippling

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  • erythrocytes display several small blue-black granules scattered throughout cytoplasm
  • granules are aggregate ribosomes and polyribosomes
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Heinz Bodies

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  • Intracellular inclusions of denatured hemoglobin

- single or multiple, refractile, irregular, or round bodies

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Howell-Jolly Bodies

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  • remaining fragments of cell nucleus
  • round, darkly stained structures
  • normally removed by spleen
17
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Pappenheimer Bodies

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  • aggregates of protein and iron that form from damaged mitochondria
  • appear as blue-black dots
18
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Siderocytes

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-erythrocytes containing Pappenheimer bodies

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Burr cells

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  • 10 to 30 short blunt, or pointed evenly spaced projections of the cell membrane
  • slightly smaller than normal red cells but maintain their central pallor
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Crenated cells

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  • very irregular membrane projections
  • projections appear rounded and short on the surface
  • appear to have a bubble or drop of water in the center
21
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Rouleaux Formation

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-erythrocytes are arranged in rolls or stacks of 4 or more cells

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Agglutination

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-cells form irregular clumps

23
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Conditions

-schistocytes

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-hemolytic anemia, uremia, malignant hypertension, extensive burns, enzyme deficiencies, peptic ulcer, and aplastic anemia

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Conditions

-burr cells

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-renal disease and burns

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Conditions

-spherocytes

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-spherocytosis, hemolytic anemia, burn patients

26
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Conditions

-macrocytes

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-vitamin B12 deficiency, folate deficiency, alcoholism, liver disease, hypothyroidism, aplastic anemia

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Conditions

-hypochromia

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-iron deficiency anemia, thalassemia, and lead poisoning

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Conditions

-Rouleaux formation

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-malignant lymphoma, multiple myeloma

29
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Conditions

-eliptocytosis

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-hereditary, megaloblastic anemia, thalassemia, sickle cell trait, HbC trait and severe iron deficiency

30
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Conditions

-drepanocytes

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-Hemoglobin S disease

31
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Increased percentage of eosinophils is usually associate with?

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-asthma, hay fever, and parasitic infections

32
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In appendicitis, one would expect to find an increased number of?

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-segmented and band neutrophils

33
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Basophilia is associated with?

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-myelogenous leukemia, and rarely allergic reactions

34
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Chronic tuberculosis and typhus fever are examples of disease in which what leukocyte is increased?

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-monocyte

35
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Left Shift

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-increased numbers of immature neutrophils

36
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Right Shift

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-increased number of hypersegmented neutrophils

37
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Toxic granulation may be seen in which white cell?

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-neutrophil

38
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Hypersegmented neutrophils have how many lobes and are associated with what disease?

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  • more than 5 lobes

- megaloblastic anemia

39
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Increased numbers of which white cell are associated with viral disease such as infectious mononucleosis?

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-lymphocytes

40
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Variant Lymphocytes

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  • may be larger than monocytes
  • irregular nucleus
  • abundant blue cytoplasm
  • granules and vacuoles
  • cytoplasm is indented by other cells
41
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Content of toxic granulation

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-primary granules

42
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Content of dohle bodies

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-RNA

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Conditions

-toxic granulation

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-severe bacterial infection

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Conditions

-dohle bodies

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  • septicemia, burns, measles, pneumonia

- granulocytic anemia and hemolytic anemia

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Conditions

-Auer rods

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-acute myeloblastic leukemia

46
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Conditions

-pseudo pelger-huet

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-chronic myelogenous leukemia

47
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What are found in May-Hegglin anomaly?

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-Giant platelets and dohle bodies

48
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Giant lysosomes are seen in leukocytes in?

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-Chediak-Higashi syndrome

49
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Large numbers of smudge cells are associated with?

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-chronic lymphocytic leukemia

50
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What is associated with chronic myelogenous leukemia?

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  • left shift
  • increased neutrophils
  • increased eosinophils
  • increased basophils
51
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What does the X designation on a microscope stand for?

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  • indicates magnification of lens
52
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The eyepiece on most microscopes have what magnification?

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-10X

53
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What does N.A. stand for and what does it tell you about the objective?

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  • numerical aperture
  • tells the resolving power of the objective
  • the higher the aperture, the more detail can be seen
54
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What position should the condenser be in (up or down) when you use the oil immersion (100X) lens?

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-The condenser should be turned up for higher magnification objectives and set at a lower position for lower power objectives

55
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Why do you need to remove oil from the oil immersion lens after each day’s use?

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-The oil will harden and collect dust, which causes interference when viewing a specimen

56
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Which objective should be in place when the microscope is stored?

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-4X

57
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Which are the two most commonly used Romanowsky stains?

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-Wright and wright-giemsa

58
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For optimum staining the pH of the wright stain must be?

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-6.4 to 6.8

59
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Describe the properties of the Wright or Wright-Giemsa stain that aid identification of the differential characteristics of cellular materials

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  • Methylene blue ions are positively charged and stain the acid components of the cell varying shades of blue to purple
  • Eosin ions are negatively charged and stain the alkaline structures of the cell varying shades of orange to pink
  • Structures that take up both stains will appear pink to lilac in color
60
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What substance is used as a fixative in staining?

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-methanol

61
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If the buffer used for the Wright’s stain is too acidic the red cells will appear?

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-red to pink

62
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Normal platelet size

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-1 to 4 microns

63
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The cytoplasm of a platelet contains?

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-reddish purple granules

64
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Platelet estimate

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(total platelets counted/5) X 15x10^3/uL

65
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The process of white cell formation is called?

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-leukopoiesis

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Reference Ranges

-neutrophils

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40-80%

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Reference Ranges

-monocytes

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2-10%

68
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Reference Ranges

-basophils

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0-2%

69
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Reference Ranges

-lymphocytes

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25-35%

70
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Reference Ranges

-eosinophils

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0-5%

71
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Reference Ranges

-band neutrophils

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0-5%

72
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How many lobes does a mature nucleus have?

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-3 to 5 segments

73
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The large red-orange granules of the eosinophil contain what substance that attracts which part of the stain?

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  • contain alkaline substance

- attract eosin

74
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The large blue-black granules of the basophil contain what substance and attracts which part of the stain?

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  • contains acid substance

- attracts methylene blue

75
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The lymphocyte has what kind of chromatin?

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-coarsely clumped

76
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A few small pink granules (azurophilic granules) may be seen in the cytoplasm of which cell?

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-Lymphocytes

77
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Vacuoles may normally be seen in which cell?

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-Monocyte

78
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Absolute counts

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% of cell type in differential X white cell count