What determines the amount of fluid used for a cytocentrifuge preparation?
a. Type of fluid
b. Desired speed of centrifugation
c. Number of cells
d. Amount of fluid collected
ANS: C
The number of cells, determined when the cell count is done on the body fluid, determines how much fluid should be used in making the cytocentrifuge preparation. This preparation concentrates the cells so that a representative number of them can be morphologically evaluated.
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