Peripheral Blood Smear Quiz Questions And Answers

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Get ready and test your knowledge with this "Peripheral blood smear quiz" that we have designed for you. A blood smear seeks to check out for abnormalities in the three main blood cells that are red cells, white cells, and platelets. Find out from the quiz about various things you need to know about peripheral blood smears. All the best with this test, and give your best and have fun.

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1.

If a dried smear cannot be stained immediately, it should be preserved by immersing in
- A.
  
  Methanol
- B.
  
  Ethanol
- C.
  
  Eosin
- D.
  
  Methylene blue
2.

The most preferred specimen for blood smear is
- A.
  
  Arterial blood gas
- B.
  
  Capillary blood
- C.
  
  Heparin anti-coagulated venous blood
- D.
  
  Blood culture specimen
3.

Wrights stain procedure in which smear is placed on a staining rack and flooded with wright's stain, after which an equal volume of buffer is added dropwise
- A.
  
  Quick stain
- B.
  
  Two step-method
- C.
  
  Both A & B
- D.
  
  None
4.

Using a two slide (wedge) method of preparing a peripheral blood smear, the end of the spreader slide is brought to rest at a ________________ angle in front of the drop of blood.
- A.
  
  10-15 degrees
- B.
  
  30-35 degrees
- C.
  
  50-55 degrees
- D.
  
  70-75 degrees
5.

The two types of automatic stainers are
- A.
  
  A moving belt that carries slides through the staining reagent
- B.
  
  Basket or batch type in which baskets of slides are taken through the staining process
- C.
  
  Dancng cup
- D.
  
  Moving shoe method
6.

Two commonly use hematology blood stains are
- A.
  
  Wright's stain
- B.
  
  Giemsa Stain
- C.
  
  Koh
- D.
  
  All
7.

Requirements for storing Blood smears
- A.
  
  Dust-free
- B.
  
  Dark
- C.
  
  Protected away for moisture
- D.
  
  Stored in a wet box
8.

A properly stained smear should appear
- A.
  
  Pinkish-blue to the naked eye
- B.
  
  Yellowish-green
- C.
  
  Reddish-brown
- D.
  
  Black
9.

All smears from anticoagulated EDTA blood should be made within_______ hours of blood collection.
- A.
  
  1
- B.
  
  2
- C.
  
  3
- D.
  
  4
10.

Features of a good blood smear
- A.
  
  The smear should cover about three-fourths of the slide.
- B.
  
  The smear should show a gradual transition from thick to thin.
- C.
  
  It should have a smooth appearance
- D.
  
  A feathered edge (about 1.5 cm long)
- E.
  
  The smear should have no holes or ridges
- F.
  
  Microscopically, the cells should be evenly distributed
- G.
  
  Microscopically. there should be an area at the tin end of the smear where RBCs are not overlapping.
- H.
  
  The smear should look black
- I.
  
  There show to be a transition of thin to thick to thin on the slide.
11.

All smears should be stained within __________________ hour of being pepared
- A.
  
  1
- B.
  
  2
- C.
  
  3
- D.
  
  4