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Describe the principle and procedure for performing a manual reticulocyte count and the clinical value of the test.Calculate red blood cell indices (mean cell volume, mean cell hemoglobin, and mean cell hemoglobin concentration) when given appropriate data, and interpret the results relative to the volume and hemoglobin content and concentration in the red blood cells.Compare red blood cell count, hemoglobin, and hematocrit values using the rule of three.Identify sources of error in routine manual procedures discussed in this chapter and recognize written scenarios describing such errors.Describe the procedure for performing a microhematocrit.Calculate the values for a standard curve for cyanmethemoglobin determination when given the appropriate data, describe how the standard curve is constructed, and use the standard curve to determine hemoglobin values.Describe the principle of the cyanmethemoglobin assay for determination of hemoglobin.Correct white blood cell counts for the presence of nucleated red blood cells.Calculate hemacytometer cell counts when given numbers of cells, area counted, and dilution.Calculate dilutions for cell counts when given appropriate data.Describe the performance of manual cell counts for white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets, including types of diluting fluids, typical dilutions, and typical areas counted in the hemacytometer.State the dimensions of the counting area of a Neubauer ruled hemacytometer.Modified Westergren Erythrocyte Sedimentation RateĪfter completion of this chapter, the reader will be able to: PART III Laboratory Evaluation of Blood CellsĬHAPTER 14 Manual, semiautomated, and point-of-care testing in hematologyĭisposable Blood Cell Count Dilution Systems Rodak's Hematology Clinical Principles and Applications
