A clinical laboratory technician is asked to determine the concentration of red blood cells (RBCs) from a sample of turbid knee fluid using a hemacytometer. The technician dilutes the sample with normal saline and loads it onto the hemacytometer
A total of 400 red blood cells are counted over 5 squares. What additional information is required to calculate the concentration of RBCs?
A) The WBC count
B) The dilution factor
C) The number of platelets
D) The red-cell distribution width
B
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