Lab Protocols

Wright-Giemsa Stain

Master the Wright-Giemsa stain: a complete guide to principles, protocols, and interpreting peripheral blood and bone marrow smears.

Bone Marrow Aspiration and Trephine Biopsy

An overview of bone marrow aspiration and trephine biopsy. This guide covers key indications, procedural best practices, and modern result interpretation.

Wright Stain for Peripheral Blood Smear

Learn the Wright stain principle, step-by-step protocol, interpretation and troubleshooting tips in this guide for peripheral blood smears.

Incubate patient serum with panel RBCs, check for agglutination! Enzymes & antiglobulin tests may be used to reveal hidden antibody reactions.

Revealing Iron Stores in Bone Marrow: Positive Perls' Stain Highlights Blue-Colored Iron Granules (x400 Magnification)

Perls’ Prussian Blue Staining

Lab Protocols, Red Blood Cells

Perls’ Prussian blue stain helps in identifying presence of iron stores in the bone marrow aspirate smear.

Image depicting a normal peripheral blood smear, highlighting the consistent size and shape of red blood cells with central pallor occupying approximately one-third of their diameter

Leishman Stain for Peripheral Blood Smear

Lab Protocols, Red Blood Cells

Leishman stain is used commonly for the identification of different cells present in the peripheral blood smear. It has acidic and basic properties.

Wright-Giemsa Stain

Bone Marrow Aspiration and Trephine Biopsy

Wright Stain for Peripheral Blood Smear

Indirect Antiglobulin (Coombs) Test (IAT)

Direct Antiglobulin (Coombs) Test (DAT)

Rh Typing using Tube Method

JAK2 V617F Mutation Allele Specific PCR Protocol

Serologic Crossmatching (Blood Compatibility Test)

Antibody Identification

Perls’ Prussian Blue Staining

Leishman Stain for Peripheral Blood Smear

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