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BASIC COMPONENTS OF MOST HEMA ANALYZERS

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Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Electrical systems

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Aspirating unit, dispensers, dilutors, mixing chambers, aperture baths, flow cells, hemoglobinometer

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Hydraulics in HEMA analyzers

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Vacuum and pressure systems for operating valves and moving samples

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Pneumatics in HEMA analyzers

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Electrical systems in HEMA analyzers

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Electronic analyzers, computing circuitry for data processing

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ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE principle

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Cell counting

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Origin of Electrical Impedance

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Developed by Coulter in the 1950s

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Most common methodology for cell counting

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Electrical Impedance (Coulter Principle)

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Radiofrequency (RF) in electrical impedance

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Modification of DC impedance, measures conductivity, AKA alternating current

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Cell counting in electrical impedance is based on the detection and measurement of changes in electrical impedance (resistance) produced by a particle as it passes through

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Aperture

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Impedance change during cell passage

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Caused by non-conductive particles (cells) in an electrically conductive diluent

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Pulse generation in electrical impedance

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Proportional to the number of cells passing through the aperture

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Pulse amplitude in electrical impedance

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Indicates the cell’s volume

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Radiofrequency (RF) in electrical impedance

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Measures conductivity and changes in RF signal reflect cell interior density

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Two-dimensional distribution cytogram

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Plots RF conductivity and DC impedance of cells

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Displays clusters of cells, representing concentration of a specific cell type in electrical impedance

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Scatterplot

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Also known as Electronic Resistance or Coulter Principle

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Electrical impedance

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17
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Instrumental Error: Most common problem in cell counting, produces POSITIVE (+) ERROR

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Aperture plugs

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Instrumental Error: Caused by too vigorous mixing, produces POSITIVE (+) ERROR

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Bubbles in the sample

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Instrumental Error: Produces POSITIVE (+) ERROR

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Extraneous electrical pulses

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Instrumental Error: Produces NEGATIVE (-) ERROR

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Excessive lysing of RBCs

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Instrumental Error: Incorrect aperture current/threshold settings, may cause POSITIVE (+) or NEGATIVE (-) ERROR

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Improper settings of aperture current/threshold

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Specimen Error: May be counted as RBCs or WBCs

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Giant platelets

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Specimen Error: May be counted as platelets or RBCs, seen in leukemia therapy

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Fragments of WBC cytoplasm

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Specimen Error: May cause falsely elevated (↑) WBC counts

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Some abnormal RBCs (e.g., sickle cells, hypochromic cells, target cells)

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RBC histogram: RBC count range in fL

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36 fL to 360 fL

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RBC histogram curve shift right

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RBCs larger than normal

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RBC histogram curve shift left

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RBCs smaller than normal

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Bimodal RBC histogram curve indicates

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Two populations of RBCs (e.g., post-transfusion, cold agglutinin disease, hemolytic anemia with schistocytes, mixed anemias)

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RBC histogram: Minimum cell size measurable

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Cells between 24 to 36 fL in RBC histogram

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Rejected as RBCs, not included in RBC count

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Leukocytes in diluted RBC fluid

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Statistically insignificant, unless leukocyte count is elevated

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Instrument calibration for leukocytes in RBC histogram

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Compensates for leukocytes’ presence

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Effect of significantly elevated leukocyte count

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Affects the erythrocyte histogram

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Blood cell histograms y-axis

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Approximate number of cells

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Blood cell histograms x-axis

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Provide size distribution of the different cell populations

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Blood cell histogram

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Provide a count and plot of cells larger than 45 fL in aperture bath

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WBC histograms

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Normal first peak (45-90 fL) in WBC histogram

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Small mononuclear cells (e.g., lymphocytes)

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Normal second peak (90-160 fL) in WBC histogram

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Minor population of large mononuclear cells (e.g., monocytes); may indicate abnormal cells in leukemia

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Normal third peak (160-450 fL) in WBC histogram

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Normal mature granulocytes

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Region code (R) flags in WBC histogram

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Signal irregularities in WBC distribution, appear next to error differential parameters

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R1 region warning in WBC histogram

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Increased interference left of lymphocyte peak (approx. 35 fL); caused by sickled RBCs, nucleated RBCs, or giant/clumped platelets

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R2 region warning in WBC histogram

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Excessive overlap of cell populations at lymphocyte/mononuclear boundary (approx. 90 fL); caused by atypical lymphocytes, blasts, or plasma cells

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R3 region warning in WBC histogram

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Excessive overlap at mononuclear/granulocyte boundary (approx. 160 fL); caused by immature granulocytes (bands, metamyelocytes)

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R4 region warning in WBC histogram

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Extension of cell distribution past the upper end of the WBC threshold (approx. 450 fL); caused by very high granulocyte population

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RM error code in WBC histogram

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Indicates multiple region overlap

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H flag in histograms

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Parameter value is higher than the set normal limit

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L flag in histograms

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Parameter value is lower than the set normal limit

49
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Platelet histograms derived from electrical impedance method

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Obtained from volume sizes of 2 to 20 fL

50
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Platelet counting in platelet histograms

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Occurs in the RBC aperture

HEMATOLOGY 1 (29 decks)

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