Compared with manual methods, automated reticulocyte counting ...

[formula1]

Compared with manual methods, automated reticulocyte counting improved which of the following?
 
  a. Distribution error
  b. Statistical sampling error
  c. Interobserver error
  d. All of the above

Question 2

Which of the following is true regarding automated reticulocyte counts?
 
  a. This was one of the earlier cell-counting methods to be automated.
  b. Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is stained with various dyes that allow for detection of reticulocytes by optical scatter or fluorescence.
  c. They are more accurate but less precise than the manual method.
  d. They require significantly more time to count reticulocytes than manual methods.

[bhavsar]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Automated reticulocyte counting improved all of the listed problems encountered in manual reticulocyte counting. This has resulted in an improvement in precision and accuracy.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Automated methods use various dyes that bind to RNA and thus allow for counting of reticulocytes by either optical scatter or fluorescence.

[formula1]

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[Sarahjh]

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