Comparative study of peripheral smear with Rbc indices and rbc histograms in cases of Anemia in adults

Abstract

Introduction- The most common and the most important hematological disorder in the world is Anemia. Since decades, the gold standard technique for the evaluation of RBC morphology is peripheral smear. With rising effectiveness and falling costs, cell counters have become a commonplace part of medical laboratory services all over the world. As RBC histogram and RBC indices do not give much information about the poikilocytosis of the red cells, there is a definite need of peripheral smear to look for RBC morphology like fragmented cells, dimorphic picture, agglutination, presence of polychromatophils etc. Modern devices may be sophisticated, but manual procedures are still needed for initial calibration. Despite the drive to automate everything, this highlights the importance of manual technical abilities.