Your analyzer gave a platelet count of 71×103/mcL. Because this is a low value, you decide to double check the result by scanning a slide and performing a platelet estimate. While scanning on 10x you notice large platelet clumps as you scan the slide. If you were to perform a platelet estimate, would it be accurate? In addition, due to the clumped platelets, would the value given by the analyzer be falsely decreased or falsely increased?

Which of following can alter the function of thrombin from a procoagulant to an anticoagulant?

The basophil is the least plentiful cell found in the peripheral blood. What can it indicate when it is increased in the blood?  

What is the functional classification of macrocytic anemia with pancytopenia?

Increased TdT activity is indicative of:

The formation of Thromboxane A2 in an activated platelet:

Which of the following is NOT a cellular component of blood?

You are scanning a slide on 100x oil objective and count 230 platelets in 10 fields. What is your PLT estimate?

Which condition is associated with the inability to produce reactive oxygen species in the phagolysosome of granulocytes?

At what gestational age does the liver become the chief hematopoietic organ?