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You are examining a peripheral smear & notice that the patient’s platelets are “surrounding” the leukocytes. 1. What is the name of this condition? 2. What effect would this have on a platelet count reported by an automated instrument? 3. This patient needs to be redrawn in what color tube along with the Lavender? 4. What anticoagulant is in this tube? 5. Your patient is redrawn in the correct tube. The platelet count reported by the automated instrument is 183 x 10^9/L. How should the platelet count be reported to the physician? (Please show all calculations).

          You are examining a peripheral smear & notice that the patient’s platelets are “surrounding” the leukocytes.

1. What is the name of this condition?

2. What effect would this have on a platelet count reported by an automated instrument?

3. This patient needs to be redrawn in what color tube along with the Lavender?

4. What anticoagulant is in this tube?

5. Your patient is redrawn in the correct tube. The platelet count reported by the automated instrument is 183 x 10^9/L. How should the platelet count be reported to the physician? (Please show all calculations).

You are examining a peripheral smear notice that the patient’s platelets are “surrounding” the leukocytes.

1. What is the name of this condition?

2. What effect would this have on a platelet count reported by an automated instrument?

3. This patient needs to be redrawn in what color tube along with the Lavender?

4. What anticoagulant is in this tube?

5. Your patient is redrawn in the correct tube. The platelet count reported by the automated instrument is 183 x 10^9/L. How should the platelet count be reported to the physician? (Please show all calculations).

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