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Reading a Peripheral Smear in Five Minutes

Reading a Peripheral Smear in Five Minutes

A repeatable order of operations for the film, so nothing important gets skipped when you are busy.

Work low power first

Find the feathered edge, check the overall cellularity, and scan for anything that clumps or looks out of place before you go to oil.

Then the three lines

Red cells for size, shape and inclusions. White cells for a differential and for blasts. Platelets for number, size and clumping.

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