Xanthochromia: It is the yellowish appearance of cerebrospinal fluid. Seen in: Subarachnoid hemorrhage Tests: CT, a type of brain scan Lumbar puncture The tube at the right side

Blood plasma: is prepared by spinning a tube of fresh blood containing an anticoagulant (purple top tube) in a centrifuge until the blood cells fall to the bottom of the tube. The blood ...

<1> Clean slides <2> The size of the drop: not more than 10microL < 3> Speed of spreading action: Don’t move it too slow or too fast to have feathered edge smear. <4> ...

Stomatocytes: [fish mouth- like] (RBC’s Alterations) Seen in patients with: Hereditary stomatocytosis (results in haemolytic anaemia)

Haematopoiesis is the formation of blood cellular components. All cellular blood components are derived from haematopoietic stem cells.  Haematopoiesis

Jaundice: is the yellowing of the skin and the eyes 1) Pre-hepatic (hemolytic): The pathology is occurring prior to the liver. Sickle cell anemia Spherocytosis Thalassemia G6PD deficiency Hemolytic ...