Some precautions while using it are:

i) The buckets should be balanced equally with correct weight and size of the tubes.

ii) It should always be covered when in use.

iii) It should be kept on firm and hard base.

Identify the Instrument.

Rohit is working as Laboratory technician in hospital. He has to know about the principle behind automated cell counters. What it can be

If anyone gets any cut in hand, then the blood gets clot. In this process which component further converts fibrinogen (soluble) into fibrin clot (insoluble)?

During the collection of blood in the vial anticoagulant is used to make it anticoagulated. For this purpose EDTA is used as an anticoagulant. Name the full form of EDTA.

During the process of Platelet counting, why does Excessive EDTA lead to a spuriously high platelet count?

Raju is working as lab technician and he has to study Coagulation Studies and ESR measurement with the blood sample. Which anticoagulant will be used by Raju?

It should never be left for more than 1 minute. For prolonged application re- apply it after the site has been cleaned and just prior to insertion of needle. Name the procedure that is performed here.

The lab attendant is working in the laboratory and during the staining procedure what kind of problems can be encountered during staining:

The blood is drawn up to the mark 0.5 tip is wiped clear followed by the diluting fluid which is drawn up to the 101 mark. The pipette is rotated rapidly between the fingers to allow the fluid to mix well. The glass bead helps in mixing of the fluid and the blood. The dilution of blood contained is 1/200. Name the blood counting process.

One requires glass or plastic tube under defined vacuum, needle holder and a needle for such a system. The tubes are available with and without anticoagulant. The rear end of the needle can pierce the cap of the evacuated tube and multiple tubes can be filled one after other. Name the blood collection method.