Eosinophil Counting Facts - 1
Dilution fluids used:
Reason why
charged hemocytometer left 15 minutes before
counting begins:
Phloxine
stain
Phloxine
-
Stains eos bright pink
Allow
time for eosinophils to stain
Propylene
glycol -
Lysis RBCs
Sodium
carbonate -
Lysis WBCs except eos
Increased
eosinophil counts seen in:
Allergic
reactions, parasitic, brucellosis
Decreased
eosinophil counts seen in:
Cushing’s
(hyperadrenalism)