| Sample | CBC | Low power | White | Red | Platelet | Further tests | Report |
| PLATELET MORPHOLOGY |
| Antonio MITOLO, male, 60 years old, Lab number 1017 |
| An image of the patient's blood film appears below. |
| Tutorial Question 16 | |
| The platelet count for this patient is 599 x 109/L and the red cell count 3.06 x 1012/L. Looking at the blood film above, do you think that the platelet count is correct? | |
| a) | automated platelet count too high |
| b) | automated platelet count too low |
| c) | automated platelet count correct |
| Tutorial Question 17 | |
| The above image shows a high power view of the patient's platelets. Using this and the image above, comment on platelet size variation and granularity. | |
| a) | platelet size variation and granularity are within normal limits |
| b) | platelet anisocytosis +, platelet granularity normal |
| c) | platelet anisocytosis normal, platelet granularity ++ |
| d) | platelet anisocytosis ++, platelets are agranular |