Reticulocyte Flashcards
How many days does reticulocytes stay on BM
2-3 days
How many days does reticulocytes stay in the circulation
1 day
Cytoplasmic inclusion co precipitate with —–
Mitochondria and ferritin masses
What is the color to form visually seen on stain
DARK BLUE clusters with supravital stain
Ferritin
Iron store
Hair like fragments that appears web like
RETICS
What has no remnants
RBC
A dye that stains living cell and its inclusion
Supravital stain
What are the supravital stain
NEW METHYLENE BLUE
BRILLIANT CRESYL BLUE
Why do we perform retic ct
To measure the erythropoietic ability of the BM
Measure the erythropoietic ability of the BM
In cases of anemia
BM to respond for anemia
Ratio
1:1
NV FOR NEWBORNS
4-6%
Nv for adults
0.5-2.5 %
Supravital stains should be filtered
Daily or before use
Sample
Rbc mixed with edta
Capillary blood - for babies
Procedure used in reticulocyte ct
Dry preparation
Temperature for incubation for retic ct
Room temp
How many mins should retics be incubated
10-15 mins
Type of smear prepared
Wedge smear
Objective used in viewing retics
100x objective
Appearance of mature rbcs
Light to medium green without granules
Appearance of reticulocyte
Light green with granules that stain deep blue
Count the number of retics in ….
1000 red cells