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New York State Department of Health - Wadsworth Center - Cytohematology Proficiency Testing

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439 laboratories correctly identified the arrowed cell as a nucleated red blood cell (code: 36). This image was taken from a case of sickle cell anemia as evidenced by the presence of several sickle cells in the field. The leukocyte in the image is a segmented neutrophil.

 

Number of Responses Percent of Laboratories Cell Code and Type
439 99.3 Code 36:   Nucleated red cell
1 0.2 Code 46:   Erythrocyte - normal 
1 0.2 Code 47:   Erythrocyte - polychromatophilic
1 0.2 Code 51:   Platelet
1 0.2 Code 136: Non-existent code

 

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