Hematology Lesson 2:
Blood Smear Basics

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Objectives

• Understand how RBC indices are measured or calculated by the hematology analyzer.

• Name the RBC indices and their clinical significance.

• Describe how the hematology analyzer performs an automated WBC differential count.

• Compare and contrast manual and automated WBC differential counts in terms of methodology, how many cells are counted, and what types of cells can be identified.

• Describe how platelet clumping affects the automated platelet count.

• List the parameters included in a complete blood count (CBC).

Blood Smear Basics: Making a Smear & Introduction to Interpretation

Correlation of CBC abnormalities with the blood smear

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