Quiz 1 Flashcards
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total number of circulating WBCs
WBC count
relative number of each type of WBC present in blood
Differential count
increased WBC
infection, neoplasia, physiologic conditions in newborn
immature form of neutrophils
bands
normal value of segmenters
0.50 - 0.70
normal value of lymphocytes
0.20 - 0.40
normal value of eosinophils
0-0.5
normal value of basophils
0-0.01
normal value of monocytes
0-0.07
normal value of bands
0-0.07
determination of abnormal RBC precursors
Bone Marrow Aspirate
detect WBC alterations
peripheral blood smear
uses immune reactions to identify molecules in WBC
Immunophenotyping
blood cell formation
hematopoiesis
origin of blood cells
pluripotential hematopoietic stem cells
most immature cell of the myeloid series
myeloblast
start of granule formation
promyelocyte
D shape nucleus
myelocyte
indented or kidney shaped nucleus
metamyelocyte
horse shoe or S shaped
band cell
increased in infections and extreme exercise
neutrophils
increased in parasitic infections
eosinophils
linked to IgE
basophils
releases histamine
mast cells