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Dilution Factor- Amount of blood vs. Total amount of the solution/ volume
Depth Factor- Distance between the chamber and cover slip 1.0 (constant)
Area Factor
Hemoglobin Determination
Rate of settling of RBCs from plasma after the General screening test
bone marrow
Uses Wintrobe tube/ Westgren tube
Peripheral Blood Examination
WBC count
WBC differential count
Hemoglobin determination
Hematocrit determination
Platelet count estimation
RBC count estimation
Hematopoietic System and Hematopoiesis/ Hemopoiesis (blood formation)
The process leads to the formation, development and specialization of all the functional blood cells that are
released from the bone marrow to the blood circulation.
***Adults- restricted to the bone marrow
Erythropoiesis- RBC Granulopoiesis- GRANULOCYTES (Basophil,
Eosinophil, Neutrophil)
Lymphopoiesis- WBC
Megakaryopoiesis- MEGAKARYOCYTES
Monopoiesis- MONOCYTES
Thrombopoiesis- PLATELETS
Lymphoiesis- LYMPHOCYTES
Fetal Development- occurs in different areas of the developing fetus
Hematopoietic Tissue