LAB OBJECTIVE To determine the relative number of each type of white cell present in the blood by performing differential cell counts on five relatively normal blood smears ...

  Free from holes caused by grease or dirt on the slide. Not wavy film due to jerky movement during spreading. Free from clear streaks resulted from chipped edge of the spreader ...

the clump of platelets on peripheral blood smear are usually duo to poorly anticoagulated blood or In vitro artifact caused by EDTA or cold and leads to false low platelet count.

  Megakaryocytes are among the largest cells in the bone marrow. The nuclei generally have multiple lobes, and the cytoplasm is granular. Occasionally platelets can be seen “budding” ...

  The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), also called a sedimentation rate or Biernacki Reaction, is the rate at which red blood cells sediment in a period of 1 hour. It is ...

 

A type of white blood cell that contains granules with enzymes that can kill tumor cells or microbial cells.

Megakaryoblast :It’s is a precursor cell , which in turn becomes a megakaryocyte during haematopoiesis. It is the beginning of the thrombocytic series. Size: 7 – 35 ...

 

The gray platelet syndrome (GPS) is a rare inherited disorder characterized by mild to moderate bleeding tendency, moderate thrombocytopenia, and a marked decrease or absence of platelet ...