They then tie a band above the venous site where ... contains a sufficient number of cells and the cells have a normal appearance. A blood smear is considered abnormal when there’s an ...

They will then: clean the puncture site with an antiseptic wrap an elastic band around ... under a microscope. Blood smears can help detect abnormalities in the blood cells (such as sickle cell ...

Examination of a peripheral-blood smear revealed a moderate amount of schistocytes, severe anisocytosis, large platelets, and an increased amount of bands without blasts. Direct and indirect ...