II. Technique: Staining
- Staining
- Avoid water contamination
- Romanowsky variants based on methylene blue and eosin
- Wright Stain (Sodium Bicarbonate)
- May-Grunwald-Giemsa Stain (acid bichromate)
- Slide evaluation
- Evaluate for adequate sample under 10x power
- Cell exam under oil immersion lens at 50x or higher
III. Labs
IV. References
- Lee (1999) Wintrobe's Hematology, Lippincott, p. 23-25
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| Concepts | Laboratory Procedure (T059) |
| SnomedCT | 165695005, 143096002, 14768001 |
| CPT | 85060 |
| English | Blood film examination, Interpretation of peripheral blood smear, Blood film, Peripheral blood smear interpretation, Peripheral blood film examination, Peripheral blood smear interpretation (procedure) |
| Spanish | interpretación de extendido de sangre periférica (procedimiento), interpretación de extendido de sangre periférica, interpretación de frotis de sangre periférica |
