UAMS Hematology Lab Practical #1
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Prepare within 5 hours after specimen collection. If tube remains at room temp after 5 hours,
there can be too many artifacts, red cells can appear as echinocytes, white cells can become
denatured, and platelets can clump or agglutinate. - CORRECT ANSWER - How do you
properly prepare a blood smear slide?
It will make the feathered edge jagged looking. - CORRECT ANSWER - What will a
chipped or rough edge spreader slide do to a blood smear?
They produce blocks on the slide. - CORRECT ANSWER - What will jerky motions do to
a blood smear?
The smear will be pointed - CORRECT ANSWER - What will a spreader slide pushed too
quickly produced?
The smear will appear too short and blunt - CORRECT ANSWER - What will a drop of
blood too small produce on a blood smear? Or the angle of spread slide too steep produce?
The smear will appear as a long skinny line - CORRECT ANSWER - What will a drop of
blood not allowed to spread produce on a blood smear?
Smear will have little holes in it - CORRECT ANSWER - What will a dirty or greasy slide
produce on a blood smear? Or increased lipids in a sample?
The smear will longer on one side and shorter on the other - CORRECT ANSWER - What
will uneven pressure on the spreader slide produce on a blood smear?
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Prepare within 5 hours after specimen collection. If tube remains at room temp after 5 hours,
there can be too many artifacts, red cells can appear as echinocytes, white cells can become
denatured, and platelets can clump or agglutinate. - CORRECT ANSWER - How do you
properly prepare a blood smear slide?
It will make the feathered edge jagged looking. - CORRECT ANSWER - What will a
chipped or rough edge spreader slide do to a blood smear?
They produce blocks on the slide. - CORRECT ANSWER - What will jerky motions do to
a blood smear?
The smear will be pointed - CORRECT ANSWER - What will a spreader slide pushed too
quickly produced?
The smear will appear too short and blunt - CORRECT ANSWER - What will a drop of
blood too small produce on a blood smear? Or the angle of spread slide too steep produce?
The smear will appear as a long skinny line - CORRECT ANSWER - What will a drop of
blood not allowed to spread produce on a blood smear?
Smear will have little holes in it - CORRECT ANSWER - What will a dirty or greasy slide
produce on a blood smear? Or increased lipids in a sample?
The smear will longer on one side and shorter on the other - CORRECT ANSWER - What
will uneven pressure on the spreader slide produce on a blood smear?
