Abstract
Automated systems are currently in widespread use for the assessment of patients' complete blood counts. The evaluation of the peripheral blood smear, however, still constitutes a pivotal tool in the evaluation of patients with hematologic disorders. This article focuses on disorders affecting the number or morphology of platelets as assessed by evaluation of a peripheral blood smear and also outlines some of their important clinical findings.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 193-213 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Clinics in Laboratory Medicine |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2002 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Biochemistry, medical