Laboratory Activity 10: STAINED BLOOD CELL EXAMINATION

Question 1

A careful examination of a (?) can provide valuable information regarding the patient􏰁s health.

Answer 1

peripheral blood film

Question 2

The (?) can provide many information than the other routinely performed hematologic tests.

Answer 2

blood film

Question 3

Evaluation of RBC morphology is an important part of the blood film examination. This includes an assessment of (?).

Answer 3

cell size, variation in size, cell color, cell shape, and cellular inclusions

Question 4

1. Using (?), study a thin area of the blood smear. Cells must be evenly distributed and free of stain precipitates, not overlapping nor bunched together.

Answer 4

oil immersion objective

Question 5

2. Examine about 15 microscopic fields and make observations of :

Answer 5

a. RBCs hemoglobin content, size, shape, and presence of inclusion bodies.
b. WBCs cytoplasm and nucleus
c. Platelets size, shape and disrtibution

Question 6

3. Report the degree of (?) following the standard manner of reporting.

Answer 6

anisocytosis and/or poikilocytosis