Platelet aggregation test: Checking how blood cells clump to form clots using different agonists.
Hemolysate Preparation for Hb Electrophoresis or Alkaline Denaturation Tests
Red blood cells lysed to release hemoglobin for Hb electrophoresis and alkaline denaturation test. Hemolysate preparation requires careful steps to ensure accuracy and reliability of results.
Manual APTT Mixing Studies: Friends or Foe
Manual APTT mixing studies involve mixing patient plasma with normal plasma or specific factor concentrates to differentiate factor deficiencies from inhibitors
Direct Antiglobulin (Coombs) Test (DAT)
To detect the presence of antibodies or complement proteins bound to red blood cells (RBCs) in vivo, indicating potential immune-mediated hemolysis.
Rh Phenotyping using Tube Method
Unraveling the Rh code! Mix blood with anti-sera in tubes. Incubate, centrifuge, & observe. Clumping reveals antigen presence, guiding safe transfusions.
Rh Phenotyping using Tube Method
Unraveling the Rh code! Mix blood with anti-sera in tubes. Incubate, centrifuge, & observe. Clumping reveals antigen presence, guiding safe transfusions.
Brilliant Cresyl Blue (BCB) Stain (Methylene Blue)
BCB or new methylene blue (NMB) stains are also known as supravital stains. These stains are commonly used to stain reticulocytes, Heinz bodies or H inclusions
Preparation of Peripheral Blood Smears
A drop of blood spread on a slide, reveals morphological abnormalities of the blood cells that can be viewed under the microscope.
Full Blood Count (FBC) and Other Hematological Reference Ranges
Reference ranges like full blood count (FBC) are important because they provide a baseline for interpreting laboratory test results.
Myeloperoxidase Reaction (MPO) Stain
A stain mainly used to differentiate AML from ALL and gives a bluish to brownish tinge in cells with lysosomal enzyme.
May Grunwald Giemsa (MGG) Staining
MGG stain is an intense Romanovsky stain to help with the visualisation of bone marrow smears.
Perls’ Prussian Blue Staining
Perls’ Prussian blue stain helps in identifying presence of iron stores in the bone marrow aspirate smear.