Which of the following indicates a reason for performing cytochemical staining on bone marrow specimens of suspected hematologic dyscrasias?
a. It has higher specificity for hematopoietic lineage differentiation than does standard morphology.
b. It has lower incidence of false negatives in detecting malignancies.
c. Manual differentials are prone to misinterpretation, whereas cytochemical staining is not.
d. It provides a better overview of bone marrow status of hematopoiesis than does the manual differential.
Correct Answer: A
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