Introduction: On August 20, a lab was started doing different test involving blood. The objective of the experiment was to test white blood cells (WBC), red blood cells (RBC), platelet counts, differential of WBCs, a hematocrit, a hemoglobin analysis, and also various calculated indices. All the test will indicate if a person’s blood levels are normal or if the person has an abnormal blood count. To explain what blood is, blood is a red liquid that circulates throughout the body. It also transports oxygen rich blood throughout the body, takes nutrients from specific cells and waste to be expelled out of the body. The components of blood in relation to the test are as follows. The blood has two parts the plasma, and the formed elements. …show more content…
Platelet counts the number of platelets per microliters. Hematocrit measures the percent of red blood cells within a volume of blood (Notes ). Following is the hemoglobin analysis which is a protein within the blood. When oxygen gives blood its color a person can tell what percent that person is at in relation to female or male. The indices indicate two calculation of the cells within the body. The group did these and counted fifty cells within the body and doubled the numbers after the calculation was reached. If everything was correct the hemoglobin test should come back normal. If it comes back abnormal then there could have been human error, calculation error, or it could be within a person’s …show more content…
Count the WBCs on a differential counter to one hundred. The basophils will look deep blue or black granules, the nucleus is sometime hidden behind granules, lymphocytes look slightly larger than RBCs, also lymphocytes are nearly round nucleus and fills most of the cell in smaller lymphocytes (Martin). Monocytes are the largest WBC, there nucleus is round, kidney-shaped or lobed (Martin). Eosinophils nucleus is usually blobbed, and it is a reddish granules. The neutrophils will have many variations, each connecting in some way, it is sometimes referred to as a seg, and has either one nucleus or five
The general charactertics of blood are color, composition, and pH. The composition of blood is determined by collecting blood from a person then it’s placed in a centrifuge which shows plasma is 55% of whole blood and 45 % is erythrocytes. Another name for red blood cells is erythrocytes which are small sacs of blood that carry oxygen and
To identify red blood cells, basophils, eosinophils, monocytes, lymphocytes, neutrophils, sickle cell anemia and leukemia.
Blood is a circulating tissue consisting of three types of cells: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. These cells are suspended in a liquid known as plasma. Plasma is similar to salt water in composition. It carries dissolved proteins, such as antibodies, hormones, and clotting factors, and nutrients such as glucose, amino acids, salts, and minerals.
In the continued process of realizing how much sugar content was in the food and beverages I was consuming and going to the doctor receiving my blood work results, I decided to change my nutritional habits. I went to my primary care provider to get my six-month checkup and was informed that my Hemoglobin A1C levels were high (5.9%). Over the course of the summer/winter break I was consuming too much of sugary food items and beverages while on a cruise as well. I can agree that I consumed large amounts of sugary foods while on my summer break and now this has changed my way of thinking about nutritional sugary content. Whenever I would feel the need to have a snack, I would want something sweet to curve my appetite at the moment.
Exercise 11: Blood Analysis: Activity 1: Hematocrit Determination Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz Results You scored 75% by answering 3 out of 4 questions correctly. 1. Hematocrit Your answer : a. refers to the percentage of white blood cells (WBCs) in a sample of whole blood. Correct answer: b. of 40 means that 40% of the volume of blood consists of RBCs. 2. A buffy coat layer You correctly answered: d. is all of the above. 3. The diagnosis of anemia indicates You correctly answered: a. a lower-than-normal hematocrit. 4. Polycythemia refers to You correctly answered: c. a significant increase in RBCs.
The red blood cells of jaraks are like other mammalian red blood cells. Jarak erythrocytes are circular biconcave-shaped
Intraoperative ultrasonography has been used to determine whether there is metastatic disease to other organs. Laboratory test will exhibit elevated WBC and AST. A complete blood count (CBC) is a common laboratory test used to measure blood counts (or the number of blood cells circulating in the bloodstream). A CBC measures the level of red blood cells (which carry oxygen throughout the body), white blood cells (which fight infection), and platelets (which help with blood clotting) in a blood sample. A CBC also measures hemoglobin (a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen) and hematocrit (the ratio of red blood cells to
CBC (complete blood count), is a blood test that may be suggested by a medical professional in order to gain useful information on a patient's blood cells. This can include cell counts for the different types and the varying amounts of nutrients in the blood. If the count for a cell type is too high or low, it may be a sign of a disease. So CBC is an essential tool for a doctor to diagnose a patient's health condition.
Finally, white blood cells are crucial to the immune system to serve as a defense against invaders such as bacteria, viruses and parasites with the ability to recognize between “friend or
A complete blood count. This is a group of tests that measure the characteristics of three types of cells in your blood.
With this in mind, we can conclude that his red blood cells contained A, B and Rh antigens; therefore, Mr. Green’s blood type is AB positive. Ms. Brown’s blood sample did not react to any of the serums. We can conclude that her red blood cells do not contain any antigens; therefore, Ms. Brown’s blood type is O negative. A possible source of error in this experiment could be the inaccuracy of the blood sample and serum drops being distributed
To begin this portion of the total blood cell count a finger prick was completed. In order to do this gloves were put on the participant’s hands and the finger being used to prick was thoroughly cleaned with an alcohol pad (allowed to air dry). Next a sterile lancet was used to stick the cleaned finger until blood appeared. Holding the hand down, two capillary tubes were filled at least two thirds of the way full with the participant’s blood. After the capillary tubes were filled they were sealed by pressing the clean end into the clay pad. Both capillary tubes were then placed onto the centrifuge for three minutes to spin, (which separated the elements of blood). The group then used a hematocrit card reader to measure the percentage of red blood cells. To do this the bottom of the capillary tube was placed on the scale at 0 and the top of the plasma at 100. The value at the top of the red blood cell portion indicates the percentage of whole red blood cells. Materials for collecting the white blood cell differential information included three clean glass slides, a sharp, wrights stain, a buffer for wrights stain, bibulous paper, a stacking rack, and a microscope. This experiment also requires a finger prick, if more blood was needed then it was performed again as previously stated. A small drop of blood was placed on two of the three clean slides. The third clean slide was used to smear the blood on each of the slides containing the drop. The slides were to be held flat while the third slide was used to push the blood down the slide in a thin layer. After a thin blood smear was created on both slides the blood was allowed to air dry for the staining process. Following the slides drying, they were placed on a stacking rack with the blood
Can be performed on either a blood smear sample or a hemocytometer using a standard microscope system. for a hemocytometer, the gridded area is scanned for the counting purpose, to identify the numbers of different white cells, a blood film is made, and a large number of white blood cells (at least 100) are counted. This gives the percentage of cells that are of each type. By multiplying the percentage with the total number of white blood cells, the absolute number of each type of white cell can be obtained. Although the manual method is more laborious and time consuming, it is useful in cases where automated analyzers cannot reliably count abnormal cells,
The aim of this experiment was to determine the concentration of haemoglobin in an unknown blood sample using the haemoglobincyanide method and to adapt this method to determine percentage haemoglobin F (foetal haemoglobin) in an unknown sample, and to understand the relevance of these tests in the calculation of Hb concentration.
These white blood cells are similar to Neutrophil because they attack bacteria by the immune system. This particular group of white blood cells is extremely important in my body, because they are prominent at sites of allergic reactions, such as anaphylaxis. The nucleus of Eosinphil is made of two lobes, and implanted in the cytoplasm are large, red-orange granules, and the diameter of them is on average about twelve to fifteen µm. The third type of granular leukocytes is called, basophil. Basophil’s major function is, secretion. They tend to have a diameter of 12-15 µm. These cells make up only about one percent of the total population of white blood cells, causing them to be much more difficult to detect. These cells secrete both histamine and heparin. Histamine draws blood into the damaged area, while heparin slows clotting so that more blood can enter the damaged area.