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Hematology

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Reticulocyte counts are not part of   the CBC  
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What do I use to check the setting on hematology instruments   controls  
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major part of red blood cells   hemoglobin  
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What is erythropoiesis   production of red blood cells  
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What anticoagulant do you use for hematology analyzers   EDTA  
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What is hemolytic anemia   breakdown of red blood cells  
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What is the most common type of abnormal hemoglobin   hemoglobin S  
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What method is used for hematology analyzers   flow cytometry  
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Abnormal amounts of fat in blood   lipemia  
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What is the MCV   average volume of RBC's  
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How is a hematocrit reported   measures the percent volume of the red blood cells in a volume of whole blood  
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What is hematology   study of blood and blood forming tissues  
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What is elevated in polycythemia   hematocrit  
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What is the average hematocrit percentage in an adult male   42-52%  
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when should we use good quality control   ALWAYS  
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What are three levels of controls   abnormal low, normal, and abnormal high  
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What carries hemoglobin molecules   Red blood cells  
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Three causes of anemia are:   excessive bleeding, erythropoiesis, and malnutrition  
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When Spinning blood how is it separated (layers)   red blood cells, Buffy coat, plasma  
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What is normal hemoglobin level for adult males   14-18  
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What is the normal adult RBC   4-6 million RBC  
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How often are controls run when a lab has extended hours   every 8 hours  
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When are red blood cells seen on a white blood cell count   when they are immature and still nucleated  
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What is the main function of WBC's   immunity  
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Why do we use split specimen testing   check accuracy  
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What specimen do you use for manual WBC or RBC counts   whole blood  
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What instrument is used to perform a manual WBC count   hemacytometer  
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What is the one hematology test that is not measured by an analyzer   sedimentation rate  
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What's the normal WBC for an adult   4500-12000  
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What is the white blood cell layer on the top of packed RBC's called   Buffy coat  
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What are the RBC's called that are released from bone marrow   reticulocytes  
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What is the main function of the red blood cells   carry oxygen  
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When is the WBC count at it's lowest daily   first thing in the morning  
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What are erythrocyte indices used for   three indicators to diagnose anemia  
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What is the word that means lacking oxygen   anoxia  
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What is most commonly seen on a differential slide   red blood cells  
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What is the most common type of WBC   Neutrophil  
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What do granulocytes consist of   monocytes and lymphocytes  
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What is the least important RBC indice   MHV  
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another name for thrombocyte   platelet  
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What additive is used in blood samples used for blood smears   EDTA  
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How are sed rates set up?   in a long tube straight up left to settle  
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What WBC's are used to calculate RBC indices   None  
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How many drops of blood are needed for a smear   one small drop  
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If the angle of the slider is to great what happens   smear is going to be to thick  
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MCV represents what   column of packed RBC  
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What is the most common used stain   Wright's stain  
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When do you read an ESR   one hour after setup  
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How many WBC's are counted on a blood smear   100  
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What features are examined on a differential   cell, nucleus, cytoplasmic  
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What is an immature neutrophil   A Band  
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What is a single nuclear cytoplasmic granules   lymphocyte  
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Blood smear should cover how much of a slide   two thirds  
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When do Eosinophils increase it indicates   allergies  
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A patient with Mono will have increased   lymphocytes  
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What stain is used when staining reticulocytes   supra vital stain  
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What is the shape of a CBC   biconcave  
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What power is used to view RBC on the microscope   oil emersion  
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What are we looking for on a blood smear   cells, shape, size, color of nucleus, cytoplasm  
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What is the least type of WBC in the blood stream   Basophils  
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What is the life span of RBC's   120 days  
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What forms antibodies   lymphocytes  
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A smear must be set up within _________ after drawing blood   two hours  
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The opening in the probe of an electrical impedance or electron optical cell counter:   aperture  
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an automated hematology instrument that analyzes formed elements based on their impedance of an electrical current:   electrical impedance cell counter  
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the method of studying the formed elements in blood that depends on their resistance to the flow of an electrical current is the:   electrical impedance method  
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this technique analyzes cells as they are forced through a detector system (electrical, light, laser, or fluorescent dyes)   flow cytometry  
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artificial blood containing both human and animal cells for checking settings:   hematology controls  
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a graph derived from sampling showing frequency distributions is:   histogram  
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optical counting method is also know as:   lights scattering method  
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