Patent ID: 8808623

Claim:
A sample analyzer, comprising: a measuring section configured to measure characteristic information indicating a characteristic of each of particles contained in a sample collected from a subject; a display; a memory configured to store a predetermined condition; and a processor programmed to perform operations comprising obtaining an analysis result by classifying the particles into a plurality of groups and counting a number of particles included in each group, based on the characteristic information obtained by the measuring section, creating a distribution map of the particles based on the characteristic information obtained by the measuring section, determining whether the obtained analysis result meets the predetermined condition stored in the memory, notifying that there is a possibility that the subject has a predetermined disease when it has been determined that the analysis result meets the predetermined condition, and in responsive to an instruction by a user, showing, on the display, a diagnosis assisting information screen which displays a diagnosis assisting information related to the predetermined disease, wherein the diagnosis assisting information includes at least one typical distribution map of the predetermined disease and the created distribution map.