A 1:20 dilution was prepared for a manual WBC count. The cells counted in 4 sq. mm. total 349 cells. What is the total white count?

A 1:20 dilution was prepared for a manual WBC count. The 4 corner sq. mm. and the center square mm were counted, giving a total of 150 cells. The count was:

If you made an appropriate WBC dilution and subsequently counted a total of 250 cells in the four leukocyte counting areas on an appropriate hemocytometer, what is the patient’s total leukocyte count?

What is the corrected total leukocyte count, if 10 nucleated erythrocytes were noted per 100 leukocytes on the leukocyte differential count? The initial total leukocyte count was 20 x 10 to the 9th/L.

The MCV is the:

With the following information, what is the MCV? Hemoglobin 13.4 g/dl Hematocrit 42% RBC 4.20 x 10 to the 9th/L

With the following information, what is the MCH? Hemoglobin 13.4 g/dl Hematocrit 42% RBC 4.20 x 10 to the 9th/L

With the following information, what is the MCHC? Hemoglobin 13.4 g/dl Hematocrit 42% RBC 4.20 x 10 to the 9th/L

The red blood cell values for indices done on a patient were: MCV 70 femtoliters MCH 22 picograms MCHC 25% What would be the most likely description of the red cells appearance in the stained blood film?

An ESR performed 24 hours after venipuncture will be

The sedimentation rate can be affected by the

If the sedimentation rate pipette is standing at an angle from the veritcal, the result will be:

The normal value for men on a sedimentation rate is:

To insure an accurate count of reticulocytes, it is necessary to examine at least:

The following values were obtained on 2 reticulocyte slides, counting 500 RBCs and noting retic number son each slide. Retics = 10 on one slide and 15 on the other slide What is the result?

The microscope of choice for counting platelets is:

Platelet counts are always taken in duplicate and should be checked by a

The stains used in nasal smears for eosinophils are:

Identify the characteristic or characteristics of a good peripheral blood smear:

The angle used for preparing blood smears on normal patient blood is:

The body of a blood smear is located:

Poor blood smears can be caused by:

If a blood smear stains too red upon microscopic examination of a Wright’s stained preparation, possible causes include:

If a blood smear is too long, the problem can be resolved by:

A normal blood smear should have an average of ____ platelets per oil immersion field in an area where the erythrocytes are just touching each other

In an automated analyzer, a high background count in a parameter measured by electrical impedance can be due to:

The diluent commonly used in cell counting analyzers is:

A cell histogram is a graphic representation of:

The x axis on a histrgram represents

The y axis on a histogram represents:

Which test is not used for detecting Hemoglobin S?

If screening tests are positive for Hemoglobin S, the confirmatory test to be performed is:

Increased reticulocyte counts are noted in:

If a patient has Hemoglobin C present, follow-up work should include:

Red cells produced by patients with megaloblastic anemia have a defect in the

Pernicious anemia and folic acid deficiencies are example of:

A predominant red cell seen in patients with pulmonary embolism is:

A hemoglobinopathy which sometimes shows crystals in the red cells is:

The characteristic cell of ALL is:

The failure of a neutrophil to segment beyond 2 lobes is called

A basket cell is also called a:

Hypersegmented, macrocytic neutrophils are often noted in the following condition:

The presence of inclusions resembling Dohle bodies is noted in this anomaly:

Increased osmotic fragility is found in:

The reticuloendothelial system is composed of:

Hemolytic anemias are caused by:

The only anemia that is hypochromic, microcytic, but is not iron deficiency anemia is:

In pernicious anemia, as a rule, there is:

An anemia that has decreased synthesis of the beta and sometimes alpha and delta polypeptide chains is called:

In glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, an ovservable feature of the red cells is:

Primary polycythemia is also called:

A leukemia that involves the red cell and granulocytic percursors is:

In acute lymphoblastic leukemia:

The Philadelphia chromosome is most commonly associated with this leukemia:

The predominant cell in the peripheral blood of stem cell leukemia is:

Which leukemia does not have thrombocytopenia?

The leukemia that often shows polycythemia in the early stages of the disease is:

The characteristic cell present in Hodgkin’s disease is:

The characteristic cell present in infectious mononucleosis is:

Multiple myeloma will never exhibit:

Absolute lymphocytosis is observed in:

Absolute neutrophilia is observed in:

A test used for the detection of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria is:

An increased total leukocyte count in a cerebrospinal fluid specimen can be due to:

An increase in the number of lymphocytes in a cerebrospinal fluid specimen can be caused by:

The % of nucleated red cells in the bone marrow is: