Abarca,

Ronel Wynlor D.
3BMT

Blood Cell Picture Drawing Characteristic Morphology Clinical Significance Normal Values
(RBC Count)
Heightened RBC count (Polycythemia)
may be indicative of chronic hypoxia or a
problem with the bone marrow Male: 4.7 to 6.1 Million
Red Blood Shape: Biconcave Disc
Cells
cells/L
Diminished RBC count (Anemia) may be
Color: Pink to Red indicative of deficiencies in iron or vitamin Female: 4.2 to 5.4 million
B12, bone marrow failure, multiple cells/L
Size: 7 to 8 m myeloma, or leukemia

Nucleus: Absent

Uncontrolled platelet activation may cause

heart attacks, strokes, miscarriages, or
peripheral artery disease.
Platelets
Heightened platelet count
Shape: Biconvex Disc (Lens Shaped) if
(thrombocytosis) is indicative of
unactivated; Round to Oval when
inflammation or trauma. Rarely it is (Platelet Count)
activated
malignant (Essential thrombocytemia)
when there is uncontrolled platelet 150 000 to 450 000
Color: Blue
production. cells/ L
Size: 2 to 4 m
Diminished platelet count
(thrombocytopenia) is a common cause of
Nuclues: Absent
drug treatments but may be indicative of
lifethreatening diseases as it is usually
accompanied by hemorrhage.

Has modest clinical value.

White Blood
Cells Heightened WBC count (Leukocytosis) is
indicative of infections (WBC Count)

Diminished WBC (Leukopenia) is 4, 500 to 11, 500 cells/

indicative of immonodeficiencies, steroid m
use, systemic lupus erythomatosus,
malarial, dengue, or tuberculosis
infections. It may also be an effect of
chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
 Size: 10 to 15 m
(Diff count)
Cytoplasm: Pale Pink to Colorless
Neutrophil Increased number of bands (left shift) is
(Band) indicative of bacterial infections. 3 to 5% of WBC Count
Nucleus: CShaped / Hypothetical Round

Neutrophil Increased number of segmenters

(Segmenters)
(neutrophilia) is indicative of bacterial
Size: 10 to 15 m infections. (Diff count)
Cytoplasm: Palepink, creamcolored, or
colorless Decreased number of segmenters 50% to 70% of WBC
(neutropenia) is indicative of viral Count
Nucleus: 2 to 5 lobulations infections or may be induced by
certain medications.

An elevated lymphocyte count

(lymphocytosis) is indicative of viral
infections.
Lymphocyte (Diff count)
Size: 7 to 18 m
Abnormally low count of lymphocyte
Cytoplasm: Scant to moderate; Skyblue (lymphocytopenia) is indicative of
18% to 42% of WBC
immonodeficiency or may be induced by
Count
Nucleus: Round or Oval certain drug treatments.
 Size: 12 to 20 m
Heightened count of monocyte
Monocyte Cytoplasam: BlueGray and may have (monocytosis) is indicative of infections
(Diff count)
pseudopods and is encountered in collagenvascular
diseaases and in acute or chronic
Nucleus: Variable; maybe horseshoe leukemias.
2% to 11% of WBC
shaped or bean shaped
Count
Presence of vacuoles indicate that the
Other Features: Spongy Appearance, monocyte had performed phagocytosis.
may be vacuolated

Size: 10 to 14 m
Basophil (Diff count)
Cytoplasm: BluishBlack, granules
obsucre the nucleus Elevated count of basophils
(basophilia) rarely occurs. It is often
Nucleus: usually two lobes but is not indicative of a hematologic disease.
0% to 2% of WBC Count
visible due to the granuels

Size: 12 to 17 m

Cytoplasm: RedOrange
Eosinophil (Diff count)
Nucleus: Two to three lobes
Elevated count of eosinophils
Note* Eosinophils are fragile and may (eosinophilia) is indicative of allergy or
easily fracture when preparing blood parasitic infections.
smears and appear fractured in the 1 to 3 % of WBC Count
microscope

Wynlor Abarca