Intrepreting Blood Films Flashcards
1
Q
What is the structure of a monocyte?
Lymphocyte
Basophils?
A
Mono- vacuoles, non-segmented nucles, no granules, large cell compared to RBC
Lymp- no granules, non-segmented nucleus
Baso- granulocytes that cover the whole cell
2
Q
If looking at a blood film what can indicate that the subject is anaemic?
A
If large spaces between the rbcs
3
Q
What is the function of platelets ? And what is significance of more of them on a film?
A
To clot the blood, more of them may mean a clot has formed somewhere
4
Q
What is MCV?
A
The mean cellular volume and it is used to see if someone is aneamic with iron deficiency
