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> ...

These inclusions are blue-purple in color, irregular in shape and located on the periphery of the cell. They were are Pappenheimer bodies. some people may think these inclusions ...

This arrow points to Howell and Jolly body, this blood smear has been taken from 86 old female patient presented with fatigue and abdominal pain, with increased white blood cell ...

a 30 year-old female diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. “Sickle cell anemia (Hb SS disease) is caused by inheritance of two ßs genes and is the most serious of the sickling syndromes. ...

Infectious mononucleosis is an infection usually caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. The virus spreads through saliva, which is why it’s sometimes called “kissing disease.” ...

Trinucleated plasma cell

Crenated cell have pucker outer edges. Red cells are covered with 10 – 30 short spicules of regular form. (produced in a blood smear which dries slowly, also can be found in uremia, ...

Here is a hypersegmented neutrophil that is present with megaloblastic anemias. There are 8 lobes instead of the usual 3 or 4. Such anemias can be due to folate or to B12 deficiency. ...

This is CBC diagram from patient with iron deficiency anemia, notice that: Hemoglobin, Hematocrit is decreased —> Anemia MCV is low —> Microcytic Anemia MCH is low ...

Numerous sickled RBC’s are present (small arrows). A single nucleated RBC is noted (large arrow). Of note is the absence of polychromasia.

There are numerous fragmented RBC’s seen here. Some of the irregular shapes appear as “helmet” cells. Such fragmented RBC’s are known as “schistocytes” ...