OSMT Hematology exam 2023/2024 with 100% correct answers

what are the 4 key things to making a blood smear - correct answer -quality of smear -drying of the slide -fixation method -staining technique what do we use to fix blood smears - correct answer methanol- preserve and look life like what are the factors that effect a good wedge smear (3) - correct answer 1) speed 2) to low- poor distribution 3) angle of the spreader what angle should the spreader be at - correct answer 30 degrees what angle do you need to make the slide thicker - correct answer more then 30 what angle do you need to make the slide thinner - correct answer less then 30 why do we do a retic count - correct answer good way to see how the BM is responding what are reticulocytes - correct answer immature RBC with fragments of DNA what stains do we use so we can see the fragments - correct answer wright super vital incubate