Blood Smear Facts - 2
Effects on cells sitting too long in EDTA:
Vacuolization
of monocytes and neutrophils
Crenation
of cells (Echinocytes)
RBCs
become spheroidal
How
does it appear on smear:
Platelet
satellitosis:
Platelets
form a rosette around other cells
What
cells do platelets circle:
neutrophils
What
induces platelets to satellite:
EDTA
What
affect does satellitosis have on automated counts:
Falsely
lowered platelet count