heme externship rotation - heme, 1.1-1.2 Flashcards
insuffiecent centrifugation will result in:
- false increase of hct
- false decrease in hct
- no effect on hct
- all of the above
false increase of hct
- red cells not fully packed (still loosy goosy)
a variation in RBC size is called
- aniso
- poik
- hypochromic
- pleocytosis
aniso
which of the following is the preferred site for BM aspirates in adults
- iliac crest
- sternum
- tibia
- spinous process of vertebra
iliac crest
- easiest to access and safest
MCV calculation
mean cell volume looks at the size of red cells
- (hct 10)/RBC OR same but slightly different (hct/rbc)10
what term describes the change in shape of RBCs on peripheral smear
poik
an erythrocyte with iron granules is called a
- spherocyte
- leptocyte
- shistocyte
- siderocyte
siderocyte
a 7 mL EDTA tube was filled to 2mL. what test is most erroneous
- RBC count
- hgb
- hct
- WBC count
hct
- due to increased anticoagulant to cell, causes RBCs to shrink
if a patient has a retic count of 7% and a hct of 20% what is the corrected retic
- equation: raw retic% * (pt hct/45)
- answer: 3.1
a decreased osmotic fragility test would be associated with what condition
- sickle cell anemia
- HS
- HDFN
- acquired hemolytic anemia
sickle cell anemia
- all others are associated with spherocytes that have an increased osmotic fragility
what effect would using a buffer at pH of 6.0 have on wright-stained smear
- RBC too pink
- WBC cytoplasm too blue
- RBCs too blue
- RBCs lyse on slide
RBCs too pink
- more acidic environment = increased eosin uptake of cells = pink
which inclusion needs a supravital stain to be visualized
- basophilic stippling
- heinz bodies
- howel-jolley bodies
- siderotic bodies
heinz bodies
- ox injury hgb
what stain is used to manually count retics
supravital stain
the coulter principle for counting of cells is based on the fact that
- isotonic solutions conduct electricity better than cells do
- conductivity varies proportionally to the number of cells
- cells conduct electricity better than saline does
- isotonic solutions cannot conduct electricity
isotonic solutions conduct electricity better than cells do
- electrical impedance, as cells pass through they will impede the electricity proportional to their size
a correction is necessary for WBC sounts when nRBCs are seen because:
- WBC count would be falsely lower
- RBC count too low
- nRBCs are counts as leukocytes
- nRBCs are confused with giant PLTs
nRBCs are counted as leukocytes (due to the nucleus still being present)
using an electronic cell counter analyzer, an increased RDW should correlate wit:
- spherocytosis
- anisocytosis
- leukocytosis
- presence of nRBCs
anisocytosis
The coulter principle for counting cells is based on the fact that:
A. Isotonic solutions conduct electricity better than cells do
B. Conductivity varies proportionally to the number of cells
C. Cells conduct electricity better than saline does
D. Isotonic solutions cannot conduct electricity
A. Isotonic solutions conduct electricity better than cells do
- as cells pass through the aperature the electric flow is impeded relative to the size of the cells
Which of the following statistical terms reflects the best index of precision when comparing two CBC parameters
A. Mean
B. Median
C. Coefficient of variation
D. Standard deviation
C. Coefficient of variation (stdev/mean)*100 compares precision
Which of the following is considered a normal hgb
A. Carbocyhemoglobin
B. Methemoglobin
C. Sulfhemaglobun
D. Deoxyhemoglobin
D. Deoxy
Unloaded O2 hgb
Which condition will shift the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve to the right
A. Acidosis
B. Alkalosis
C. Multiple blood transfusions
C. Increased quantities of hgb S or C
A. Acidosis
Decreased affinity of hgb for O2
What is the major type of leukocyte seen in the peripheral blood smear from a patient with aplastic anemia
A. Segmented neutrophil
B. Lymphocyte
C. Monocyte
D. Eosinophil
B. Lymphocyte
Lymphocytes are the last cell line to be affected by aplastic anemia
What is the normal BWC differential lymphocyte percentage range in adult population
A. 5-10%
B. 10-20%
C. 20-40%
D. 50-70%
C. 20-40%
Which is the first stage of eyerhrocytic maturation in which the cytoplasm is pink because of the formation of hgb
A. Reticulocyte
B. Pronormoblast
C. Basophilic normoblast
D. Polychromatic normoblast
D. Polychromatic normoblast