AUTOMATED HEMATOLOGY (MLS)
Learning Lab for Medical Laboratory Scientists
Author information
Giuseppe Lippi, MD
Dr Lippi disclosed no conflict of interest
Learning objectives:
- Describe laboratory automation
- Describe blood cell count
- Explain automated hematology analyzers
- Explain the Coulter principle
- Describe flow cytometry
- Understand Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)-dependent pseudothrombocytopenia
- Define anemia
- Identify reference ranges
- Describe reticulocyte counting
- Understand digital imaging
Hematology and Coagulation
