Manual Procedures

Question 1

What info can be obtained from a blood smear

Answer 1

Enables the technologist to view the cellular components of blood in as natural state as possible. Can provide detection of diseases. Morphology

Question 2

List the five features of a properly prepared blood smear

Answer 2

Cover 3-fourths of the slide and should show. 
A gradual transition from thick to thin
Smooth appearance
Feathered edge 
No holes or ridges

Question 3

List the safety precautions to observe when preparing and staining a smear

Answer 3

Gloves
Full face protection
Fluid resistant lab coat

Question 4

Explain the purpose of performing an ESR

Answer 4

Measures the rate at which erythrocytes sediment in blood under standardized conditions. Used to detect inflammation

Question 5

List four properties of blood that affect the ESR

Answer 5

Properties of plasma,
Size
Shape
Number

Question 6

List five pathological conditions in which the ESR rate would be increased or decreased

Answer 6

Anemia
Macrocytosis
Cancer

Polycythemia
Microcytosis

Question 7

State the reference values for the ESR test

Answer 7

Sendiplast 
50 plus male 0-15
Males 0-20
Females 50 plus 0-20 
Females 0-30
Newborn 0-2, children 0-13 
Wintrobe 
Makes 0-9
Females 0-20

Question 8

Name the cause of infectious mononucleosis

Answer 8

By infection of b lymphocytes with the epsteinbarr virus

Question 9

List five clinical symptoms of IM

Answer 9

Fatigue 
Fever 
Sore throat 
Headache
Swollen lymph nodes

Question 10

Name two types of tests performed to diagnose IM

Answer 10

Hematological and immunological

Question 11

Explain the purpose of staining blood smears

Answer 11

So RBCs wbcs and platelets can be microscopically viewed identified and evaluated

Question 12

Explain the interpretation of the infectious mononucleosis slide test

Answer 12

The presence of heterophile antibodies of IM is indicated by the formation of any shade of a blue vertical line forming a plus sign