Thirty RBCs were counted in five squares on the hemocytometer. A spinal fluid was sent down from the nursery to the laboratory when the physician ordered a WBC and RBC count. Twenty WBCs were counted in the four designated WBC squares on the hemocytometer. Name four colors that may be found in CSF and the cause of each. The laboratory receives only one CSF sample tube instead of the usual three.
Orders are for a culture and sensitivity, cell count, protein, and sugar.
List four sites from which bone marrow can be obtained. List diseases in which the osmotic fragility is increased or decreased. Describe the principle of alkali or acid denaturation test for Hgb F. 17. Name several different methods for identification of blasts. Coagulation Study Questions 1.