(M) Week 8: CBC and other procedures II part 2 Flashcards
What is the reagent used in the New Methylene blue technique in dry method reticulocyte count
New Methylene blue
what reagent is used in the Cook, Meyer, and Tureen Method in dry method reticulocyte count
brilliant cresyl bleu
What is the reagent used in the Selverd’s method in dry method reticulocyte count
Brilliant Cresyl Blue
What are the microscopic wet methods of reticulocyte count
- light microscope method
- calibrated miller disk method
What reagent is preferred for Osgood-Wilhelm method
new-methylene blue
this is an optical aid inserted into the eyepiece of the microscope, allows for more accurate count
Miller disc
Miller disc
The disc ruling consists of a center
square containing a secondary square
ruled area that is ____ the area of the
larger square.
1/9
what is the computation for the miller disc method
%reticulocyte = no. of reticulocytes in large square x 100/ no. of rbc in small square x 9
What the automated method of reticulocyte count shown in the lecturer
Sysmex R - 1000
its like gawk gawk 3000 but reticulocytes
What is the principle of sysmex R-1000 for the determination of the percent reticulocyte and the absolute reticulocyte count
Sysmex R-1000
flow cytometry
What are the stains for reticulocyte count
- New methylene blue
- Brilliant cresyl blue
what is the composition of new methylene blue
1gm new methylene blue
80mL NSS
20mL 3% sodium citrate
increase / decrease in reticulocytes in blood
hemolytic anemia
lead poisoning
malaria
parasitic infections
blood intoxication
increase
increase / decrease in reticulocytes in blood
kala-azar
erythroblastic anemia
sickle cell anemia
relapsing fever
leukemia
splenic tumor
increase
increase / decrease in reticulocytes in blood
aplastic anemia
acute benzol poisoning
chronic infections
anaplastic crisis of hemolytic anemia
decrease
increase / decrease in reticulocytes in blood
pregnancy
at birth
menstruation
increase (physiologic)
What are the main sources of technical sources of technical error in reticulocyte count
- failure to mix the blood and stain completely
- presence of refractile artifacts
- increased blood glucose level
- presence of pappenheimer bodies, heinz bodies, and howell-jolly bodies
this is classically employed as an index of the presence of active diseases like tuberculosis, tonsilitis, rheumatic fever, and rheumatic heart disease
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
this is a non-specific test and results are affected by factors other than that of the blood cells and the plasma
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
The test depends on the fact that in the blood to which ___________ has been
added, the red corpuscles sediment until they form a packed column in the
lower part of the tube or container
anticoagulant
What are the stages in ESR
- initial period of aggregation / rouleaux formation
- stage of fast setting
- final period of packing
at what time mark does the rouleaux formation occur in ESR
First ten minutes
when does ESR fast setting occur?
40 minutes
when does the final period of packing occur in ESR
LAST TEN MINUTES
When do you check the values of ESR again?
after an hour
reading the result less than an hour may cause a false (increase / decrease) of the ESR value
decrease
reading the result beyond an hour may cause a false (increase / decrease) of the ESR value
increase
What is the importance of ESR
- Used as an index of the presence of an active infection
- measures the suspension stability of RBCs
- Indicates abnormal concentration of fibrinogen, globulin, and other plasma proteins
T or F
under normal state, RBCs do not stick together as they are negatively charged
T
T or F
when proteins (positively charged) are increased, it will facilitate the formation of Rouleaux
T
increased rouleaux will also increase/decrease the ESR value
increase
increased albumin will increase/decrease ESR
Decrease
which one is more preferred for ESR
a. Wintrobe-Landsberg
b. Wesetergren
B
type of ESR method that is harder to use as it should only be placed in an undisturbed surface
westergren
wintrobe-landsberg