HEMATOLOGY: INTRODUCTION TO
BLOOD Q’S AND A’S
Blood - Answer- What do you think we hematologists work with?
Prevent blood clotting - Answer- What's the role of an anticoagulant in hematology?
Platelets - Answer- Which component of the blood is responsible for blood clotting?
Transport of O2 from the lungs - Answer- What's the role of red blood cells?
They are all white blood cells - Answer- What are neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils,
lymphocytes, and monocytes?
5.1 x 10^10 cells - Answer- How many red blood cells are present in the tube,
considered that the tube contains 10 mL of blood?
58 - Answer- What's the percentage of the blood plasma?
Based on electrical resistance - Answer- How does an automatic hematology
analyzer determines the total number of cells?
White blood cells count (WBC) and platelets (PLT) - Answer- Which parameters
show an abnormal value for Patient 1?
White blood cell (WBC) disorder - Answer- Which blood cell disorder can we rule out
for Patient 2?
Anemia - Answer- What does the CBC of Patient 2 suggest?
To visualize the different blood cells - Answer- Why is staining essential in analyzing
blood sample?
RBC, WBC, and PLT - Answer- What is visible on the microscopic image of the
stained blood sample?
2 - Answer- How many WBC do you count in the image?
To obtain a clear image of the blood cell morphology - Answer- What's the
advantage of a blood smear compared to a CBC?
Phosphate groups in the DNA - Answer- Which structure does Giemsa stain?
Intracellular parasites - Answer- What can you detect in the blood smear of Patient
1?
BLOOD Q’S AND A’S
Blood - Answer- What do you think we hematologists work with?
Prevent blood clotting - Answer- What's the role of an anticoagulant in hematology?
Platelets - Answer- Which component of the blood is responsible for blood clotting?
Transport of O2 from the lungs - Answer- What's the role of red blood cells?
They are all white blood cells - Answer- What are neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils,
lymphocytes, and monocytes?
5.1 x 10^10 cells - Answer- How many red blood cells are present in the tube,
considered that the tube contains 10 mL of blood?
58 - Answer- What's the percentage of the blood plasma?
Based on electrical resistance - Answer- How does an automatic hematology
analyzer determines the total number of cells?
White blood cells count (WBC) and platelets (PLT) - Answer- Which parameters
show an abnormal value for Patient 1?
White blood cell (WBC) disorder - Answer- Which blood cell disorder can we rule out
for Patient 2?
Anemia - Answer- What does the CBC of Patient 2 suggest?
To visualize the different blood cells - Answer- Why is staining essential in analyzing
blood sample?
RBC, WBC, and PLT - Answer- What is visible on the microscopic image of the
stained blood sample?
2 - Answer- How many WBC do you count in the image?
To obtain a clear image of the blood cell morphology - Answer- What's the
advantage of a blood smear compared to a CBC?
Phosphate groups in the DNA - Answer- Which structure does Giemsa stain?
Intracellular parasites - Answer- What can you detect in the blood smear of Patient
1?
