IS DIAGNOSIS FROM BLOOD SMEAR STILL ON ACTUALITY?
Abstract:
Peripheral blood smear is one of the most frequent analyzes in hematology laboratory. This
procedure is a time-consuming one and it demands a well trained laboratory specialist doctor. There are
two circumstances which require the blood smear: physician’s request or laboratory hematologist
request. Each laboratory has its own policy on the criteria for the examination of a laboratory-initiated
blood smear. Sometimes, blood smear offers sufficient information for a definitive diagnosis (leukemia),
otherwise, it opens the way for upcoming investigations. Blood film has an important role in the
differential diagnosis of anemia and thrombocytopenia. To eliminate diagnostic errors of the
haematological disorders, the peripheral smear is a pivot between the clinical context of the patient and
the other modern investigations.
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