In polycythemia vera, the hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cell count, and red blood cell mass are _______. 

Blood is diluted 1:200, and a platelet count is performed. 180 platelets were counted in the center square millimeter on one side of the hemacytometer and 186 on the other side. The total platelet count is 

A routine CBC was received in the clinical laboratory on a patient who had been receiving daily blood work. On this particular day, the computer flagged various parameters pertaining to the CBC, and a delta check was performed. The flagged parameters were WBC, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and MCV. What are the steps needed to investigate the discrepancy in this patient’s results? 

The primary factor that favors the formation of casts is:  

Myoglobinuria is MOST likely to be noted in urine specimens from patients with which of the following disorders? 

An erythrocyte containing iron granules is called a _____ when stained with Prussian blue stain.

The Philadelphia chromosome is present in approximately 90 % of patients with _________. 

The confirmatory test for a positive protein result by the reagent strip method uses _____.

The major constituent of casts is: 

Pale blue-staining areas of ribosomal RNA within the cytoplasm of mature neutrophils are _____ bodies.