Cytohematology Proficiency Testing    2 February 1998

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Cell Classification or Finding           Expected Range       Participant Median        Participant Range            
------------------------------           --------------       ------------------       -----------------------       
   Blast cell not classified                0 -  0                  0                       0 -  0                      
   Myeloblast/Promyelocyte                  0 -  0                  0                       0 -  0                      
   Lymphoblast/Prolymphocyte                0 -  0                  0                       0 -  0                     
   Monoblast/Promonocyte                    0 -  0                  0                       0 -  0                      
   Erythroblast/Pronormoblast               0 -  0                  0                       0 -  0                      
   Lymphoma cell                            0 -  0                  0                       0 -  0                     
   Hairy cell                               0 -  0                  0                       0 -  0                     
   Myelocyte                                0 -  0                  0                       0 -  1                      
   Metamyelocyte                            0 -  0                  0                       0 -  1                      
   Band neutrophil                          0 -  6                  1                       0 -  9                      
   Segmented neutrophil                    58 - 74                 66                      53 - 76                   
   *[Total neutrophils]                    60 - 76                 68                      57 - 77                      
   Eosinophil                               0 -  4                  2                       0 -  5                      
   Basophil                                 0 -  2                  0                       0 -  2                    
   Lymphocyte                              15 - 30                 22                      13 - 32                      
   Atypical lymphocyte                      0 -  6                  0                       0 -  6                      
   Monocyte                                 1 - 10                  6                       1 - 11                      
   Plasma cell                              0 -  0                  0                       0 -  0                      
   NRBC / 100 WBC                           0 -  0                  0                       0 -  0                     

   * Obtained by combining individual results.

Cell Classification or Finding     Expected Result                         Participant Results                          
-------------------------------    ---------------      -----------------------------------------------------------      
   Anisocytosis                           None          None ( 66%)   Slight ( 33%) Moderate (  0%)   MarKed (  0%)        
   Poikilocytosis                         None          None ( 93%)   Slight (  7%) Moderate (  0%)   MarKed (  0%)        
   Macrocytosis                           None          None ( 92%)   Slight (  7%) Moderate (  0%)   MarKed (  0%)        
   Microcytosis                           None          None ( 90%)   Slight (  9%) Moderate (  1%)   MarKed (  0%)        
   Hypochromia                            None          None ( 97%)   Slight (  3%) Moderate (  0%)   MarKed (  0%)        
   Polychromasia                          None          None ( 91%)   Slight (  9%) Moderate (  0%)   MarKed (  0%)        

   Bizarre or irregular platelets        Absent                Absent( 99%)       Present(  1%)                             
   Clumped platelets                     Absent                Absent( 91%)       Present(  9%)                             
   Giant platelets                       Absent                Absent( 78%)       Present( 22%)                             
   Platelet satellitosis                 Absent                Absent(100%)       Present(  0%)                             
   Auer rods                             Absent                Absent(100%)       Present(  0%)                             
   Döhle bodies                          Absent                Absent( 99%)       Present(  1%)                             
   Hypersegmentation                     Absent                Absent( 97%)       Present(  3%)                             
   Pelger Huët anomaly                   Absent                Absent(100%)       Present(  0%)                             
   Smudge / Basket cells                 Absent                Absent( 93%)       Present(  7%)                             
   Toxic granulation                     Absent                Absent( 95%)       Present(  5%)                             
   Acanthocytes                          Absent                Absent(100%)       Present(  0%)                             
   Basophilic stippling                  Absent                Absent( 92%)       Present(  8%)                             
   Blister cells (pre keratocytes)       Absent                Absent(100%)       Present(  0%)                             
   Cabot rings                           Absent                Absent(100%)       Present(  0%)                            
   Echinocytes (crenated/burr cells)     Absent                Absent(100%)       Present(  0%)                             
   Elliptocytes                          Absent                Absent( 98%)       Present(  2%)                             
   Howell-Jolly bodies                   Absent                Absent(100%)       Present(  0%)                            
   Pappenheimer bodies                   Absent                Absent(100%)       Present(  0%)                             
   Red cell agglutinates                 Absent                Absent(100%)       Present(  0%)                             
   Rouleaux                              Absent                Absent( 97%)       Present(  3%)                             
   Schistocytes                          Absent                Absent( 99%)       Present(  1%)                             
   Schüffner's granules                  Absent                Absent(100%)       Present(  0%)                             
   Sickle cells (drepanocytes)           Absent                Absent(100%)       Present(  0%)                             
   Spherocytes                           Absent                Absent( 97%)       Present(  3%)                             
   Stomatocytes                          Absent                Absent( 98%)       Present(  2%)                           
   Target cells (codocytes)              Absent                Absent( 93%)       Present(  7%)                             
   Tear drop cells (dacrocytes)          Absent                Absent( 99%)       Present(  1%)                             
   Bacteria                              Absent                Absent(100%)       Present(  0%)                            
   Fungi/yeast                           Absent                Absent(100%)       Present(  0%)                             
   Malaria/Babesiosis                    Absent                Absent(100%)       Present(  0%)                             
   Stain precipitate                     Absent                Absent( 94%)       Present(  6%)                             

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