A cell is described as having an eccentric heavily stained (condensed chromatin) nucleus with blue cytoplasm. A pale perinuclear Golgi complex is noted next to the nucleus. What is this cell?

Meriem has a white count of 15.0 ´ 109/L. What is the correct interpretation?

Hodgkin’s disease:

CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia) has 15% lymphocytes present in smear.

How must synovial fluids be handled differently than other fluids?

A clinical laboratory scientist sees unusual darkly stained cytoplasmic inclusions in leukocytes that she has not seen before. She should:

Michael seeks medical care for extreme fatigue and swollen lymph nodes in the neck. The WBC count is 12.3 ´ 109/L. The differential shows a relative and absolute lymphocytosis. Many of the lymphocytes are larger than normal, with a basophilic cytoplasm indented by the red blood cells (RBCs). The nuclei are less clumped than normal and some have nucleoli. The rest of the complete blood count (CBC) is normal. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Lymphomas can only develop in individuals with older individuals that are receiving radiation treatment.

What pool of cells is the first to arrive when extra granulocytes are needed in the tissues?

Which of the following correctly describes the structure of normal hemoglobin A (Hb A)?