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Unit 3.2 BLOOD CELL COUNT Flashcards

1
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Numerical evaluation of formed elements of blood Estimation of the number of blood cells in a known volume of blood.

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HEMOCYTOMETRY

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Units used in reporting cell counts
Relative Count:
Absolute Count:

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%
cells X 10^12/L; cells X 10^9/L; cells /uL

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Diluting pipets:

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microglass capillary pipets that automatically suck in just the right amount of sample;

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Automatic pipets

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connected to a plastic container containing just the right amount of sample (Eg. Trenner and Unopette)

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Automatic pipets

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Non-automatic pipets

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Thoma pipets (2BC and RBC diluting pipets)

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Red

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RBC pipet

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White

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WBC pipet

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Larger bulb

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RBC pipet

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Smaller bulb

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WBC pipet

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100

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RBC pipet

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10

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WBC pipet

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Smaller bore

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RBC pipet

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14
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Larger bore

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WBC pipet

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15
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5; 1; 101

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RBC pipet

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5; 1; 11

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WBC pipet

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17
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1:200

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RBC pipet

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18
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1:20

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WBC pipet

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19
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1:100-1:1000

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RBC pipet

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20
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1:10-1:100

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WBC pipet

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1:10-1:100

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21
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1:10
WBC

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0.1 - 3?0

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22
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1:20
WBC

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3.1 - 30.0

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23
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1:100
RBC

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> 30?0

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24
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1:200
RBC

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/= 100.0

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25
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A counting chamber designed for counting cells.

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Hemocytometer

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It consists of a thick microscope glass with a rectangular indentation that creates a chamber.

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Hemocytometer

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This chamber has grid lines so that the area and the depth are known.

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Hemocytometer

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By observing a (?), it is possible to count the number of cells in a specific volume of fluid, and thereby calculate the concentration of cells in the fluid overall volume.

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defined area of the grid

29
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Types of Hemocytometer:
A. According to type:
B. According to Rulings:

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  1. Open type (Spencer, Levy, Levy-Hauser)
  2. Closed type (Thoma-Zeis)
  3. Addis; Eton; Petroff
  4. Thoma; Tuerk; Bass Jones
  5. Improved Neubauer
  6. Fuchs-Rosenthal
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0.2 mm

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Fuchs-Rosenthal
Speirs-Levy

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2 ruled areas; 4mm x 4mm each

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Fuchs-Rosenthal

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Each ruled area is divided into 16 large squares

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Fuchs-Rosenthal

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Each large square is further divided into 16 small square

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Fuchs-Rosenthal

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3.2 mm3/sq

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Fuchs-Rosenthal

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Total= 6.4 mm3

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Fuchs-Rosenthal

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4 ruled areas; 2mm x 5mm each

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Speirs-Levy

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Each ruled area is divided into 10 equal squares arranged in 2 rows

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Speirs-Levy

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2.0 mm3/sq

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Speirs-Levy

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Total= 8 mm3

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Speirs-Levy

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0.1 mm

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Neubauer

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2 ruled areas; 3mm x 3mm each

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Neubauer

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Each side is divided into 9 equal squares

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Neubauer

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0.9 mm3/sq

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Neubauer

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Total= 1.8 mm3

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Neubauer

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for WBCs

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LPO

46
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􏰁 for RBCs & platelets

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HPO

47
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Locate the first square. Start counting going towards the[?], then down towards left until the entire square is covered.

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right

48
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Count all cells inside the small and large squares. INCLUDE the cells touching the[?] boundary lines, EXCLUDE the cells touching the [?]boundary lines.

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LEFT & TOP
BOTTOM and RIGHT

49
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Diluting fluids: Ideal Characteristics

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􏰁 Cheap & economical; Easy to secure and prepare and stable.
􏰁 With preservative action
􏰁 With high specific gravity
􏰁 With buffer action
􏰁 Non-allergenic and non-corrosive
􏰁 Isotonic for RBCs; Hypotonic for WBCs

50
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WBC diluting fluids:

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  1. 2-3% Gl Aceticacid
  2. 1%HCl
    3.Turk’s solution - glacial acetic acid (3mL); DH2O(96mL)
    + 1% aqueous Gentian violet (1 mL)
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RBC diluting fluids

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  1. Hayem’s
  2. Gower’s
  3. Toisson’s
  4. Bethel
  5. Formol-Citrate (Dacie’s fluid)
  6. NSS
  7. 3.8% Sodium Citrate
52
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Computation: Formula for manual cell count
Total Cell count/cumm =
Dilution factor (DF) =
Corrected WC =

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53
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Reporting:

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54
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Reference values:
RBC count:
WBC count:
Platelet count:

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(Male)
4.5 -5.9 x 1012/L
(Female)
4.1 -5.1 x 1012/L

4.4 -11.3 x 109/L

150 -450 x 109/L

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Errors in Manual Hemocytometry:

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  1. Technical/Human Errors (Errors in the dilution, loading of chamber, identification of cells, etc.)
  2. Equipment/Standard Errors (Calibration errors of Thoma pipets)
  3. Inherent/Field Error (Distribution of cells)
56
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Quality Control in Manual Cell Counting
􏰆 Check specimens for[?]
􏰆 Only[?] should be used
􏰊 There should be NO MORE THAN a [?]between the highest and lowest number of WBCs
found among the large squares counted; NO MORE THAN[?] for the RBC count.

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clot
NBS Thoma pipets and hemocytometers
15-cell difference; 20 cells

57
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Initiates mold formation & rouleaux formation

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Hayem’s

58
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Can stand for a long time and no corrosive effect

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Hayem’s

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Prevents rouleaux formation & precipitation or CHONS

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Gower’s

60
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Initiates mold formation (should be filtered before use)

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Toisson’s

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Has high specific gravity and with stain

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Toisson’s

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Formol-Citrate (Dace fluid) -

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10ml 50% formalin; 990ml 3% Na citrate,

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BEST RBC diluting fluid

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Formol-Citrate (Dace fluid)

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Has preservative action & prevents mold formation

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Formol-Citrate (Dace fluid)

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Does not alter cell morphology

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Formol-Citrate (Dace fluid)

66
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Used in cases of emergency when no other RBC diluting fluids are available

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NSS

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Ideal to use in cases of excessive rouleaux and autoagglutination

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NSS

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