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Blood Smears, Automated Hematology, ans Manual Cell Counts Flashcards

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Automated hematology analyzers can electronically (directly) measure (6)?

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  • RBC
  • WBC
  • PLT
  • MPV
  • Hgb
  • MCV
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From the directly measured paramaters, these quantities can be indirectly calculated (4)?

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  • Hct
  • MCH
  • MCHC
  • RDW
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What WBCs are in a Three-part WBC Differential?

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  • Granulocytes
  • Lymphocytes
  • Monocytes
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What WBCs are in a Five-part WBC Differential?

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  • Neutrophils
  • Lymphocytes
  • Monocytes
  • Eosinophils
  • Basophils
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Newer hematology analyzers may also include what other parameters? (4)

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  • Relative (%) WBC Count number
  • Absolute WBC count number
  • Reticulocyte analysis
  • Enumeration of nucleated nRBCs
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What is a Delta check?

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Reviews past patient results

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What are some of the instrument flags?

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  • R flags
  • Population flags
  • Suspect flags
  • Definitive flags
  • Quantitative flags
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What is the Coulter Principle?

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“electrical impedence principle” of counting cells

cells are sized and counted by detecting and measuring changes in electrical resistance when a particle passes through an aperture.

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Describe the electrical impedence methodology?

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  • Blood sample diluted in saline (good conductor)
  • Two electrodes: negative external electrode located in blood cell suspension. Posistive internal electrode located in glass hollow tube containing aperture.
  • Low frequency DC applied between electrodes
  • Electrical impedence (resistance) occurs as cells pass through sensing aperture causing a change in voltage that generates a pulse.
  • Pulse is measured
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In electrical impedence:

  • The number of pulses = _________
  • SIze of pulse = ____________
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  1. Number of cells
  2. Cell volume
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True/ False

Electrical Impedence - the number of pulses is proportional to the number of cells counted.

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The size of the voltage is directly proportional to the volume/ Size of the cell.

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True

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What are the two counting chambers in the coulter counter?

How is Hgb measured?

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  • RBC bath - used for RBC and PLT count
  • WBC bath - used for WBC and Hgb determination.
    • RBCs are lysed and Hbg converted to cyanmethhemoglobin. Hgb measured colorimetrically at 540 nm.
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What is Radio Frequency (RF)?

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RF resistance is a high-volatage electromagetic current flowing between electrodes that detects cell size based in cell density.

Cell wall acts as a conductor, when exposed to high freq. current.

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What information about the cell do conductivity or RF meansurements provide?

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Internal characteristics of cells

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What uses a high-frequency pulsating sine wave?

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Radio Frequency

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The cell interior, or nuclear volume is directly proportional to pulse size or change in _____ _____ resitance.

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Radio Frequency

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Describe Optical Light Scatter methodology?

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  • Blood sample diltuted w/ isotonic diluent.
  • Cells passed through quartz flow cell on which a beam of light (laser) is focused.
  • Light scatters as cells pass through sensing zone.
  • Photodetectors sense and and collect scattered light and convert them into electrical pulse.
  • Number of pulses are directly proportional to number of cells passing through sensing zone.
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What cell information is determined from Optical light scatter? (5)

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  1. Cell count
  2. Size
  3. Cell structure
  4. shape
  5. reflectivity
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What are the advantages of automated lab methods?

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  • Reducted lab cost
  • Faster turnaround time
  • Improved accuracy and precision
  • Fewer manual smears
  • Measurements, counts and differentials done at same time
  • Calculated corrections done by newer analyzers
  • Delta checks
  • Flagging system
  • Numerical and graphical recording
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What are the three types of histograms used?

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  • RBC
  • WBC
  • PLT
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What do RBC Histograms show? What does this coincide with?

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Normal size (anisocytocis) or any other particles in the RBC size range.

Coincides directly with MCV.

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Particles with cell volumes greater than 36 fL are identified as?

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RBCs

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Whay is on the X - and Y - axis of an RBC Histogram?

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  • X - axis is relative size
  • Y - axis is relative number
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What does a normal RBC Histogram look like?

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  • Almost symmetrical
  • Bell curve with single peak
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Abnormal RBC Histogram: Shift to the left? Shift to the right?
**Left shift** = average RBC cell size is **below** normal (microcytic anemia) **Right shift** = average RBC size is **above** normal (macrocytic anemia)
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What is the normal (refrence) range for RBCs?
**MCV = 80 - 100 fL**
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What does a WBC Histogram enable you to compare?
* A way to compare size and population of patients WBCs with normal population.
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A WBC Histogram is used as a screening tool for what?
Used as screening tool to **detect hematologic diseases**
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A normal WBC Histrogram will show how many distinct poulations of WBCs?
3 * Lymphocytes * Mononuclear cells * Granulocytes
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What are the reference ranges on normal WBC Histrogram for the distinct poulations of WBCs?
* Lymphocytes 35 - 90 fL * Mononuclear cells 90 - 160 fL * Granulocytes 160 - 450 fL
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What other cells may be included in a WBC histogram?
* Blasts * other immature cells - promyelocytes and myelocytes
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What information is obtained from a PLT Histogram?
* Size of PLTs * Helps identify giant PLTs and thrombocytopenia
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What particles are 2 - 20 fL?
PLTs
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What must be obtained for a valid count in a PLT Histogram? What are the criteria for a fitted curve?
a fitted curve, 0 - 70 fL * PLT count above 20,000 microliter * Log-normal distribution * No PLT count vote-out
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What must be done when a fitted curve is not obtainted for a PLT Histogram?
A manual PLT determination.
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What is the reference range for RDW?
11.5 - 14.5 %
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What is and how do **Cold Agglutinins** affect automated cell counting?
* antibodies produced by a person's immune system that mistakenly target red blood cells (RBCs). They cause RBCs to clump together in cold temperatures. * Falsely decrease RBC count and increase MCH (average weight)
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What is and how does **Lipemia** affect automated cell counting?
* Excess fat in blood * Causes turbidity and falsely elevated Hgb and MCH (average weight)
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What is and how does **Icterus** affect automated cell counting?
* Yellow pigentation of body fluids caused by jaundice * Causes turbidity and falsely elevated Hgb and MCH (average weight)
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Where are instrument limitations defined?
operations manuals and SOPs
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What is a common method limitation?
Inability to distinguish cells from particles or cells fragments of the same size.
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Interfering subtances: Variant Hgb / Lysis resistant RBCs (Variant Hgb can make RBCs resistant to lysis and counted as WBCs) Affected results? Indicator? Corrective action?
* Increase WBC and decrease Hgb * Interference with WBC count on histogram * Manual dilutions allowing incubation to assist lysis
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Interfering subtances: Microcytes and schistocytes What results are affected? Indicator? Corrective action?
* Increase PLTs and decrease RBCs * **Left shift** on RBC histogram * Examine peripheral blood smear for prescence of abnormal cells and determine correct counts.
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Interfering subtances: Cold Agglutinins Affected results? Indicator? Corrective action?
* Decrease RBC, Increase MCV, MCH, MCHC * Right Shift on RBC histogram * Warm blood to 37 degrees if cold agglutinin present
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Interfering subtances: Significantly increased WBCs (leukemia) Affected results? Indicators? Corrective action?
* Increase Hgb and RBC. HCT incorrect * Rule of three violated. WBC count above normal * Dilute and do manual cell count
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Interfering subtances: PLT Clumps Affected results? Indicators? Corrective actions?
* Decrease PLTs and Increase RBCs * PLT flag, abnormal histogram * Review slide to confirm clumps, warm and agitate specimen to disperse PLTs. Recollect w/ sodium citrate (correct for diltion for multiplying by 1.1)
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Interfering subtances: Agglutinated RBCs Affected results? Corrective action?
* Decrease RBC * Review slide for confirmation of giant PLTs. perform manual cell count.
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Interfering subtances: Giant PLTs Larger than normal PLT counted as WBC Results affected? Indicator?
* Decrease PLT and increase WBC * PLT Flag, abnormal histogram
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Interfering subtances: PLT Satelitetism PLTs adhere to and surround neutrophils. Caused by PLT cold agglutinins in prescence of EDTA. Affected results? Indicator? Corrective action?
* Decreased PLTs * PLT Flag, abnotma histogram. * Recollect w/ sodium citrate to rule out reactivity to EDTA
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Interfering subtances: Increased or abnormal plasma proteins Lysing reagens precipitate plasma proteins. Precipitates may be counted as WBCs * Affected results? * Corrective action?
* Increased WBC * Hgb x 3 NOT equal th Hct +/- 3 * Replace plasma with normal saline or perform manual cell count.
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Interfering subtances: Lipemia and Icterus Tubidity causes interference with colorimetric reading * Affected results? * Indicator? * Corrective action?
* Increased WBC * Hgb x 3 NOT equal th Hct +/- 3, Abnormal histogram * Replace plasma with normal saline or perform manual cell count. Cyanmethemoglobin analysis with patient's plasma as blank.
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Interfering subtances: Hemolysis Red blood cells lysed * Affected results? * Indicator? * Corrective action?
* Decreased RBC and decreased Hct * Hgb x 3 NOT equal th Hct +/- 3, Abnormal histogram * Obtain new specimen
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What is **Reflex testing**?
* Machine flags abnormal results * Additional testing may be required
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What are **Multivariate checks**? What does it include?
* Interrelations between different tests and the measurements within a test are compared to established limits * Review of peripheral blood smear * Rule of three * correlate erythrocyte indices with automated blood count.
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Pre-analytical factors?
* specimen identification * proper collection methods * time * specimen integrity
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Analytical factors?
* Reagents * Equipment
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Post-analytical factors?
* Documentations * calculations
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What are **Standards / calibrators**?
Solutions with a known amount of analyte and used to calibrate a method. Ex: Hgb standars is 12g/100mL
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What are **Controls** used for?
Monitor the performance of a method after calibration
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Who provides performance goals and standards for hematology analyzers?
Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute
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What is **Calibration**?
Established by manufacturer to ensure accuracy and precision.
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When is an analyzer calibrated?
* Installation * Every 6 months * Verification: * After part replacement * After instrument repair
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True or false: All laboratories must establish/ verify the manufacturer means or "true value" before using a new lot of controls?
True
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How are manufacturer ("true values") verfied for a new lot of controls?
Running 3 control levels each shift, every 8 hours, and/or daily before patient results are reported.
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Controls must be evaluated daily for? (3)
* Acceptability * Ensuring instrument is in good working condition * Validating patient results before being reported
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True or False: If control is not within acceptable range, patient results cannot be reported?
True
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When would you **rerun a control**?
To verify an error has been resolved. So patient resuls can be run and reported.
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What are the important components of QC? (3)
* Standards/ calibrators * control materials * statistics
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What other times would you run controls? (4)
* New reagent lot # * after calibration * unusual shift/trend in patient results * after maintenance
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When should a Microcontainer be processed?
Within 1 hour of collection
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How must all microcontainers be checked for clots?
With an applicator stick
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Delays in speciment processing may lead to? (2)
* Falsely macrocytic RBCs * Degeneration of WBCs and platelets
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Prolonged storage in EDTA can cause what in WBCs?
Small evenly distributed vacuoles
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What is the most common method for slide preparation? What is another method?
* Push-Wedge (most common) * Spun
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What angle is the spreader slide held at for the Push-Wedge Method?
30 - 45 degree angle
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What stain is used in slide preparation?
Wright Stain
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What objective is used to conduct an initial scan prior to performing any specific microscopic examination?
10X objective
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During the initial scan what must the slide be checked/observed for? (4)
* Properly stained * even cell distribution * platelet clumps * Rouleaux formation of RBCs
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How many fields are scanned of how many cells for RBC morphology?
10 oil immersion fields of 200 - 250 RBCs
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RBC Morphology is evaluated for? (4)
Size - Anisocytosis Shape - Poikilocytosis Hgb conc. immature cells (if present)
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What are the componenents of a WBC differential count? (4)
* WBC Morphology * RBC Morphology * PLT estimate * WBC estimate
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How many cells are counted in a WBC differential?
100
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When would you correct the Total WBC count?
When more than 6 nRBCs are seen in a 100 cell differential.
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Platelet Estimate: Each PLT seen represents approximately how many PLTs?
20,000 PLTs/uL **Platelet Estimate (PE) =** **(total # PLTs counted in 10 fields / 10) x 20,000**
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What objective is used for PLT estimates?
100X
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When comparing PE results with automated PLT, if results are significantly different what should you check for? How is this corrected?
* PLT clumps - invalidate automated count * Request new speciment to repeat test
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What objective is used for WBC Estimates?
40X dry 50X oil, if available
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How many fields are counted in a WBC estimate? What is the WBC estimate formula?
10 WBC Est = average # WBCs x 2000

Hematology MLT (5 decks)

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