Glucose Tolerance Test
Glucose tolerance test is one of the tests that used for diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus is characterized by…
Serum enzymes
Enzymes are specialized and very specific proteins, which catalyze various chemical reactions. Research work and application of clinical enzymology in…
Jaundice or Icterus Metabolism of bilirubin
Jaundice or icterus is defined as the yellowish pigmentation of skin and mucous membranes especially conjunctiva and sclera, as a…
RBCs count
There are two methods for counting RBCs; 1) Automated method through the electronic blood cells counter. 2) Manual method using…
The best anticoagulant for complete blood count (CBC)
An anticoagulant is a preservative that used to preserve the blood sample in a state similar to its state inside…
The significance of blood film examination
1. Identification of different animal species. 2. Morphological examination of the erythrocytes and leucocytes. 3. Carrying out DLC. 4. Diagnosis…
Anemia
Anemia is a blood disorder, it is not a disease, but it is a sign for a disease. Anemia is…
Polycythemia
Prof. Mahmoud Rushdi (Assiut University-Egypt) Definition Polycythemia is the increase of RBCs count above the normal upper limit specific for…
Mean Corpuscular Values
Three values are calculated mathematically and used mainly to measure the average size of the RBC, average hemoglobin weight and…
Hemoglobin concentration
Hemoglobin (Hb) is the red pigment that contained in the RBCs, its major function is to bind oxygen and transport…
White blood cells (WBCs) count
White blood cells (WBCs) count There are six types of white blood cells circulates in the blood circulation, which are…
Anticoagulants
Anticoagulants are chemical substances that can prevent blood coagulation. they are considered as chemical preservative for whole blood sample, as…
Basics of hematological analysis (Complete blood count)
Prof. Mahmoud Rushdi (Assiut University-Egypt) Hematological analysis is concerned with the analysis of the cellular component of blood including tests…
Components of blood
Blood is composed of two parts: fluid part and cellular part. The fluid part is called the plasma, in which…
Erythrocytes Sedimentation Rate
Definition: It is defined as the rate of sedimentation of erythrocytes in a column of anti-coagulated blood at a certain…