Hema Lab - Cell Counting Flashcards
2 Methods of Cell Counting
manual method
automation
2 basis/method of manual method
turbidimetric technique
hemacytometer
type of manualmethod that estimates by means of turbidimetry
turbidimetric technique
components of hemacytometer
counting chamber thoma pipette (RBC, WBC)
Types of Counting Chamber
Fuchs-Rosenthal
Improved Neubauer
Neubauer Counting Chamber
Speirs-Levy
pipets used for blood dilution
thoma pipettes
parts of a thoma pipette
stem
bead
bulb
distinct calibrations/lines on thoma pipette
0.5
1
highest mark on RBC Thoma pipette
101
highest mark on WBC Thoma pipette
11
bore size of RBC pipette
smaller
bore size of WBC pipette
larger
number of drops to discard on RBC pipette
5-6
number of drops to discard on WBC pipette
2-3
volume capacity of RBC pipette
100 units
volume capacity of WBC pipette
10 units
Why do we need to discard first few drops from the Thoma pipette
The blood is in the bulb, while the diluting fluid is in the stem.
purpose of bead
aids in mixing
standard dilution for RBC count
1:200
standard dilution for RBC count
1:20
type of CC
larger than Neubauer CC
Fuchs- Rosenthal
type of CC
used in low cell count:eosinohil, spinal fluid, leukopenic blood count, basophil count
Fuchs-Rosenthal
Fuchs-Rosenthal uses (4)
low cell count: eosinohil, spinal fluid, leukopenic blood count, basophil count
measurement of primary square of F-R CC
4x4 mm
depth of Fuchs-Rosenthal
0.2 mm
How many ruled areas in F-R
2 (upper and lower)