Clin Path 1 Quiz #5 Blood Smear

What area is the red arrow pointing to on this blood smear?

• Body

• Monolayer

• Feathered Edge

• RBC

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Identify this region of your blood smear. This is where you will need to be to obtain an adequate cell count during your differential.

• Feathered Edge

• Body

• Monolayer

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When obtaining blood for a complete blood count (CBC) which anticoagulant is preferred (except not in birds and reptiles)?

• Lithium Heparin

• EDTA

• Red Top

• Tiger Top

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Your blood sample can sit for a few days before it is processed.

• True

• False

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What can be a rookie mistake when performing a blood smear?

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Spreader slide should be held about a ___ degree angle.

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Match the following

• Eosin

• 
• Basophilic

• 
• Fixative

• 

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You blood smear must be dry before staining.

• True

• False

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Must maintain proper proportions of blood to anticoagulant.

Too much EDTA will ​​ (a)   ​ RBCs. Not enough EDTA will ​ (b)   the sample.

• crenate
• clot

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When looking at your blood smear, the RBCs should lay side by side but touch infrequently.

• True

• False

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