Beckman Coulter Flashcards
1
Q
diluter
A
aspirates, pipettes, dilutes, mixes, lyses, and senses
2
Q
analyzer
A
counts, measures, and computes parameters
3
Q
data management system
A
keeps the data
4
Q
Power Supply
A
contains a vacuum
5
Q
Coulter baths
A
RBC/PLT and WBC
6
Q
RBC/PLT bath measurements
A
RBC >36 fl
PLT 2-20 fl
7
Q
Coulter Principle
A
the electric current is used to count and size particles
8
Q
RBC Histogram
A
Y is count
X is size
MCV is calculated from the area under the curve with the HCT
9
Q
PLT Histogram
A
Y is count
X is size
curve is normally skewed
10
Q
Rules for the PLT fitted curve
A
needs to start and end at baseline
mode needs to be between 3 and 15
PDW needs to be
