Patient 1

Symptoms:

Patient presented with leg ulcers and pain.

Slide Description:

Blood cells are sickle shaped.

Diagnosis: Sickle:

The diagnosis is most likely Sickle Cell Anemia.

Patient 2

Symptoms:

Patient presented with: fever, headaches, shaking, chills, muscle aches, and general fatigue.

Slide Description:

Ptotozon parasites seen in blood smear. Parasites were attached to some of the blood cells.

Diagnosis: Sickle:

The diagnosis is most likely Malaria.

Patient 3

Symptoms:

Patient presented with: fever, sore throat, a slightly swollen spleen, and swollen lymph glands.

Slide Description:

There were masses around some of the cells and some were attaching themselves to the cells.

Diagnosis:

The diagnosis is most likely Mononucleosis.

 

 

Journal Questions:

1.) What is the difference between red and white blood cells?

Red blood cells always remain in the bloodstream, but white blood cells will leave it to fight disease organisms.

2.) Which type of white cell would be most common in a normal blood smear?

Nuetrophils would be most common in a normal blood smear because they are more concentrated in the blood at about 60%.

3.) A differential count of white blood cells from a patient gave the absolute number of lymohcytes as 8000 oer mm3 and the total number of blood cells as 12,000 per mm3.

The percentage of lymphocytes is 66% which is high then normal, the normal range being 20%-30%.

4.) Describe the difference between a communicable disease and a inherited.

Communicable diseases are contractible from one living thing to another, such a: malaria and mononucleosis. An inherited disease or a genetic disease is an abnormality in the genome, much as: sickle cell anemia and acute lymphocytic leukemia.

5.) Why are white blood cells in a stained smear usually counted at a low power under a microscope?

White blood cells are counted at a lower power because they are transparent and thus have to be stained. Stained objects under a microscope are only seen at the lower powers.

6.) Why is the presence of a larger than normal number of nuetrophils indicative of an infection?

Because the nuetrophils are the first white cells to surround and attack the infection a higher than normal amount indicates an infection.

7.) Why would you not expect to see tissue macrophages in a blood smear?

Blood is just a way for oxygen and nutrients to transport through the body and they really make