LEC 15 Flashcards
what is the blood banking stain
Sudan black b
are granulocytes pos or neg when stained with specific esterase
pos
what is myeloperoxidase (MPO) and Sudan black b used for
differentiating the blast of AML from ALL
leukemic myeloblast are ___ for myeloperoxidase (MPO)
pos
what stains strongly MPO pos in leukemic blasts
auer rods
lymphoblast in ALL and lymphoid cells are MPO ___
neg
what part of the cell does Sudan black b (SBB) stain
lipids
is MPO or SBB more sensitive
SBB
SBB: granulocytes ___, monocytes ___ , and lymphoid cells ___
neg, neg to weak pos, and neg
what are esterase stains used for
distinguishing acute leukemias that are granulocytic from leukemias that originate from monocytes
naphthol AS-D chloroacetate: granulocytic cells ___ and monocytic cells ___
pos, neg to weak
esterases: leukemic myeloblast ___ and auer rods ___
pos, pos
alpha- Naphthyl acetate: monocytes ___ and lymphoid and granulocytes ____
pos, neg
what is added to alpha-naphthol acetate in a pos monocyte reaction to inhibit it
sodium fluoride
what is the use for acid phosphatase
diagnose T cell ALL and hairy cell leukemia
what stain confirms hairy cell leukemia
tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase
what does periodic acid Schiff reaction stain
glycogen in all hematopoietic cells
what does periodic acid Schiff reaction stain ID in AML and MDS (amyloid dysplastic syndrome)
erythroblast and dysplastic megakaryocytes
how many pairs of chromosomes do humans have
23
what mitogen stimulates lymphocytes
PHA
what agent is added to halt cell division in cytogenetics
colcemid
what agent is added to spread chromosomes apart in cytogenetics
KCL
during what phase of cell division are chromosomes squashed
metaphase
what stain is used for chromosomes in cytogenetics
DNA-binding dyes