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Stain with diff-quick
Fixative/eosin/methylene blue |
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Specimen to thick
Delayed fixation |
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Insufficient staining tiime
Excessive time in eosin stain |
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old stain
Insufficient contanct with one or more stains |
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Definition
water allowed to stand on some areas of slide
Variation in PH |
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| Precipitate on Preparation |
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Definition
Dirty slides
Inadequate washing after staining |
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8-10 platelets per field
Look at a min of 10 fields
platelets x WBC count = platelets per ul |
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Immature RBCs that contain organelles
Cats have two kind - punctate and agregate
Only seen with new methylene blue stain
50/50 mix/room temp for 15 mins/blood smear/view |
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