Hematology

• Appears pink to red with the measure of approximately 6 to 8 micrometers in diameters with a zone of power that occupies 1/3 of its center

  RBC
• a cell that transport oxygen and carbon dioxide all throughout the body 

  RBC
• Are anucleate, biconcave, discoid sales feed with reddish protein called hemoglobin.

  RBC
• A hyperviscous blood sample for CBC may indicate which condition?

  Polycythemia
• An increase count in rbc and hematocrit is indicative of what condition?

  Polycythemia
• A decrease in RBC and hemoglobin count may indicate

  Anemia
• What solution is added to an aliquot of full blood to measure hemoglobin level?

  Drabkins' solution
• What method of hemoglobin determination is the Drabkin's reagent?

  Cyanmethemoglobin method
• A mixture of weak potassium cyanide and potassium ferry cyanide is called?

  Drabkin's reagent
• Is defined as the ratio of volume of packed RBC to the volume of full blood?

  Hematocrit
• A light colored layer between RBC and Plasma that contains WBCs and platelet

  Buffy coat
• A method of which the whole blood is placed on a capillary tube, centrifuge and measured into a specific reader to manually check the volume of hemoglobin and hematocrit.

  Microhematocrit method
• Is a reflection of RBC staining intensity and the amount of its central pallor

  MCHC or Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
• Is a reflection of RBC diameter and wright stained filmed blood

  MCV or Mean Corpuscular Volume
• Is an expression of mass of hemoglobin

  MCH or Mean corpuscular hemoglobin
• The measurement of degree of variation in RBC volume

  RDW or Red cell distribution width
• A variation in diameter of RBC is called

  Anisocytosis
• The magnification used in light microscopy for examining RBC morphology

  500x and 1000x
• Aids in diagnosis of anemia and provides stable measurement for internal quality control

  RDW
• Young RBCs that contain RNA

  Reticulocyte
• A stain used to study the presence of RNCs with RNA

  Supravital stain
• A cell type that is dedicated to protecting the body to infection and injury

  WBC
• The term used to describe a decrease in WBC

  Leukopenia
• The term used to describe an increase in WBC count

  Leukocytosis
• Are phagocytic cells was major function is to engulf and destroy microorganism

  Neutrophils
• A segmented neutrophil with more than five segments

  Hypersegmented
• An immature macrophage passing through the blood from its point of origin

  Monocyte
• A segmented neutrophil with less than three segments

  Hyposegmented
• The term used to describe a less differentiated neutrophil

  Bands
• An uncontrollable proliferation of WBC

  Leukemia
• Recognizes foreign antigen and mount humoral and cell mediated responses

  Lymphocyte
• A cells with dark purple and irregular cytoplasmic granules that obscure the nucleus. They are often elevated during allergic reaction.

  Basophil
• Are cells with bright orange-red, regular cytoplasmic granules filled with proteins involved in immune systems regulation. They are often increased during parasitic infection.

  Eosinophils
• An increase in the lymphocytes count and is often associated with viral infection.

  Lymphocytosis
• Are true bloods that maintain blood vessel integrity by initiating vessel wall repairs.

  Platelets
• Are the major cells that controls hemostasis.

  Platelets
• Is a rare malignant condition characterized by extremely high platelet count.

  Essential thrombocytopenia
• Which of the following is not a WBC parameter?

  RDW
• All of the following is an RBC indices except.

  Hemoglobin in hematocrit
• Blood film examination are examined under what magnification?

  Oil immersion objective