OSMT Hematology Study Guide with Complete Solutions

OSMT Hematology Study Guide with Complete Solutions what are the 4 key things to making a blood smear - Answer️️ --quality of smear -drying of the slide -fixation method -staining technique what do we use to fix blood smears - Answer️️ -methanol- preserve and look life like what are the factors that effect a good wedge smear (3) - Answer️️ -1) speed 2) to low- poor distribution 3) angle of the spreader what angle should the spreader be at - Answer️️ -30 degrees what angle do you need to make the slide thicker - Answer️️ -more then 30 what angle do you need to make the slide thinner - Answer️️ -less then 30 why do we do a retic count - Answer️️ -good way to see how the BM is responding what are reticulocytes - Answer️️ -immature RBC with fragments of DNA what stains do we use so we can see the fragments - Answer️️ -wright super vital incubate with new methylene blue or bromocresyl blue which microscope lense do you use to see a retic count - Answer️️ -100 x ©SOPHIABENNETT EXAM SOLUTIONS Saturday, September 7, 2024 6:58 PM Page | 2 how many cells in total do you count for a retic - Answer️️ -1000 what should the field of view width be when doing a retic count - Answer️️ -200 what is the steps for preparing a retic count slide - Answer️️ -add blood to the stain, mix well, blood smear , let it dry and then look under microscope why is a absolute count more accurate - Answer️️ -it takes in the patients actual RBC in account what is the formula for absolute - Answer️️ -# of retics x RBC count what is the RR for absolute - Answer️️ -50-100 x 10 ^9 /l what does the percent retic assume - Answer️️ -it assumes the patient has a normal RBC count what is the formula for percent retic - Answer️️ -# retics /1000 rbc x100 how many granules do retics have - Answer️️ -2 or more if the patients retic is high what does that mean - Answer️️ -means there is bleeding inside , BM is making to much what are some disorders for high retic count - Answer