Why is the unopette system preferred over dilution using Thoma pipet in routine blood cell counting?

Q: What is plasma level time curve? explain its significance briefly

A: The plasma level time curve can be defined as the type of graphical representation which shows the…

Q: Which organism is impacted by the human erythrocytes lacking a Duffy antigen?

A: Which organism is impacted by the human erythrocytes lacking a Duffy antigen? Answer: Plasmodium…

Q: What name of RBC precursor??

A: RBCs are the red blood cells which is present in blood and is produced from bone marrow. These cells…

Q: What causes red blood cells to lyse in an incompatible transfusion?

A: Antibody antigen reaction causes red blood cells to lyse in an incompatible transfusion.

Q: When performing a differential, you notice that very large platelet clumps scattered throughout the…

A: Differential staining is a technique for detecting anomalies in the proportions of various white…

Q: What are the potentially affected tests if an evacuate tube with silica clot activator was filled…

A: Blood samples are collected by the nurse or health care provider in a specific order in order to…

Q: Patients’ samples collected using EDTA resulted in platelet aggregation. What would explain this…

A: EDTA is a chelating agent which is used in the collection of blood sample to prevent blood clotting.

Q: What is the normal pH range of blood? Why is itimportant to maintain this pH?

A: pH is the measure of how acidic or alkaline a solution is. It is the measure of the concentration of…

Q: Calculate the White blood cell count (per microliter)

A: Corner representing squares are used to calculate WBC's  Cells counted in upper left square = 5 (…

Q: A 5.0-mL EDTA tube is received in the laboratory containing only 1.5 mL of blood. What would be…

A: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate: The anticoagulated blood is allowed to stand in a narrow tube and…

Q: What are the factors and explain how these factors can affect bleeding time?

A: Platelet count tests and bleeding time tests are some of the test that are done to screen for…

Q: Why did we have to use different diluents for RBC and WBC counts?

A: following i will be discussing why do we use different diluents for RBC and WBC counts:-

Q: Are the cells/ml determined from direct counts the same as the CFU/ml determined from the plate…

A: Viable bacteria number or fungal number are measured through colony forming unit. Cells that are…

Q: What concentraion sucrose solution would leave RBC volume unaffected?

A: Osmosis is a biophysical phenomenon by which the solvent molecules cross the semi permeable membrane…

Q: Identify any available antidotes for the coagulation modifiers

A: An antidote is considered a substance that has the potential to counteract adverse effects,…

Q: why does aplastic anemia causes prolonged bleeding.

A: Nursing counselling and advise involves certain intervention which helps process focusing on the…

Q: Which of the following clotting factors is present in fresh plasma but not in serum? a. XI b. IX…

A: Blood coagulation is an interaction that changes following substances inside the blood into an…

Q: ose of "ri

A: Blood  It is a body fluid flowing in blood vessels.  It is red in color due to the presence of red…

Q: What are the diagnostic tests that will benefit from collecting both a blood sample and a urine…

A: The test that helps us to find out the disease condition and also guide the physician to treat the…

Q: Total blood volume in the capillary tube is 20mm, the packed cell volume(red blood cells) is 7.1 mm,…

A: Hematocrite is a percentage of red blood cells present in the given blood volume. To calculate the…

Q: In clinical parlance, which blood cells are referred to as “polys”? Explain.

A: There are various blood cells with different functions. Different cells are there like erythrocytes,…

Q: What factors can prolong the coagulation time? What is the reason for the use of siliconized glass…

A: The process by which liquid blood turns into a gel-like substance (blood clot) is referred to as…

Q: How many passes would it take to clear 90% of inulin from the circulation?

A: 10 passes. Inulin clearance, procedure by which the filtering capacity of the glomeruli (the main…

Q: Explain why it would be not possible to accurately measure hemoglobin concentration if the RBCs were…

A: It is required to determine why RBCs must be lysed to measure the hemoglobin concentration.

Q: What is the difference between agglutination and coagulation?

A: Blood agglutination reactions are used in the blood typing method to check the blood group of the…

Q: What is the red blood cell count ? Per microliter

A: Answer- in a Healthy Male the RBC count is 5.4 million RBC count per microliter,   healthy Female…

Q: What is the importance of coagulation time?

A: Clotting time is the time required for the  clot to form in vitro. Normal range of clotting time is…

Q: thawing of the platelet poor plasma that has been stored at -40degrees c for coagulation studies…

A: Plasma is a straw colored clear “liquid portion” of blood which remains after the removal of “RBC,…

Q: At many blood donation centers, O-negative is the preferred donor for whole blood, whereas AB is the…

A: The blood typing procedure is performed using the antisera possessing a high titer of anti-A and…

Q: Platelet aggregation test principle

A: Platelet aggregation is the clumping together of platelets in response to various stimuli. The most…

Q: Enumerate and explain briefly the important phenomena in the three stages of primary hemostasis.

A: Since you have asked multiple questions, we will solve the first question for you. If you want any…

Q: In hemodialysis, which substances diffuse out of the blood and into the dialysate (the solution used…

A: Hemodialysis is a process of purifying blood. It is carried out in people whose kidneys do not…

Q: How would coagulation time be affected if a heparinized capillary tube was used? Explain.

A: Clotting time is the amount of time consumed by a shed blood sample to clot in a situation where it…

Q: In erythroblastosis fetalis, what combination of blood types between the mother and child would…

A: The Rh blood group system was discovered in 1940 by Landsteiner and wiener. The Rh factor was named…

Q: Why do erythrocytes on the slide appear as circular structures with pale centres?

A: erythrocytes are RED blood cells , which are the most abundant cells in blood . they have hemoglobin…

Q: Why is it important to determine the blood types of the donor and the recipient in transfusions?

A: INTRODUCTION        The Blood group system is mainly important in humans . Blood types are…

Q: What is the importance of adding NSS and Iodine in the stool sample? Compare the two NSS (SALINE)…

A: What is the importance of adding NSS and iodine in the stool sample? compare the two Introduction:…

Q: Why is copper sulfate considered an obsolete method of hemoglobin determination? What are the…

A: Copper sulfate is considered an absolute method of hemoglobin determination because the specific…

Q: Define and Describe aseptic technique in blood collection

A: Aseptic technique means maintaining asepsis to prevent the transfer of micro-organism that causes…

Q: why neutrophil apper lighter under microscop ?

A: Neutrophile: These are granulocytes which forms 40 to 70 % of the white blood cells in humans. They…

Q: Order: Magneiusm 100mg/50mL to be infused over 20 minutes. What is the hourly rate?

A: Formula 1 hr = 60 minutes

Q: Given that it is the donated RBCs and not the patient’s normal RBCs thatare hemolyzed, how can a…

A: Introduction Commonly there are four types of Blood groups are present in the Human society viz. A,…

Q: What is the logic of the transfusion compatibility in the ABO blood group system?

A: Introduction In this question we will discuss about the logic of the transfusion compatibility in…

Q: Why is it essential to match the blood groups of donors and receiver person before arranging…

A: Blood is composed of three types of cells- erythrocytes (also called as RBCs) which are the oxygen…

Q: What are the three components visible in a centrifuged blood sample?

A: Centrifugation is a widely used technique for separating solid particles distributed in liquid…

Q: What other purpose does the indwelling Foley catheter with balloon serve besides urinary drainage…

A: TURP is transurethral resection of the prostate. It is a surgery used to treat the urinary problems…

Q: What will happen to the red blood cell if they are presented to these environments: 1). 10% NaCl…

A: The water potential of two solutions separated by a semipermeable cell membrane is measured by…

Q: A medication volume of 100mL is started at 4:00pm to infuse at 42mL/hr. Infusion time: ? Completion…

A: Here in the question we will proceed by ist calculating the infusion time followed by calculating…