This assignment consists of ten questions. Answer all the questions.
Question 1: What do you mean by the term Leukopoiesis? Explain the morphology of different Leukocytes.
Question 2: What are anticoagulants? Explain the different anticoagulants which are used in haematology.
Question 3:
a) Enlist the screening tests done on a patient by means of bleeding syndrome.
b) Explain the process of whole blood clotting time.
Question 4:
a) Describe the morphology and the functions of platelets.
b) Explain in brief the most common platelet function tests which you perform in your laboratory.
Question 5: Explain the preparation of blood smear and write the process of peripheral smear staining by Leishman stain.
Question 6:
a) Describe total WBC count in Chronic Lymphatic Leukaemia.
b) Enlist the physiological factors affecting the rate of sedimentation.
Question 7:
a) Enumerate the four main features of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia.
b) Write down some features of the blood picture in the hook worm infestation.
Question 8: Point out the normal value of absolute eosinophil count. Explain direct count of eosinophils by:
a) Dungers Method.
b) Schilling Method.
Question 9: Explain diagnostic significance of the given in peripheral blood examination:
a) Shape.
b) Color.
c) Parasites in blood.
Question 10: Write down short notes on the following:
a) Osmotic fragility
b) Abnormal RBC