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Sysmex Educational Enhancement and Development February 2012

Haematology case report: World Leukaemia Day 2021

This case study has been kindly provided and compiled by Priv.-Doz. Dr Mathias Zimmermann and describes results of a patient with a suspected diagnosis of a systemic bacterial infection with clear signs of infection over a course of time. Delta-He, the difference between the haemoglobin content of the newly-formed reticulocytes (RET-He) and the haemoglobin content of the mature red blood cells (RBC-He) is usually positive in healthy people but turns negative within a few hours due to inflammation as there is an iron deficiency. Also, the ICIS (Intensive Care Infection Score), an RUO application on Extended IPU, gives some interesting insights in this example case.

This case report presents a female patient who had undergone several courses of chemotherapy and radiation for non-small cell lung carcinoma. She presented at an outpatient clinic after developing malaise and markedly decreased exertion. Blood testing and morphological analysis revealed the presence of blasts. Subsequent immunophenotyping in the clinical flow laboratory confirmed the suspicion of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).

This white paper intents to give an overview of the most common types of anaemia with a focus on how haematological parameters such as RET-He and other advanced RBC parameters could help to distinguish different causes of anaemia. The white paper also summarises current guidelines and publications on advanced RBC parameters.

Haemostasis is a complex process that helps to keep the blood in a fluid state and prevent blood loss at the site of injury. While the intact endothelium of blood vessels has an anti-thrombogenic function that prevents blood coagulation, in the case of vessel wall damage, the exposed sub-endothelial components initiate the formation of a clot that will stop blood loss.

Sysmex Educational Enhancement and Development June 2012

The purpose of this newsletter is to provide a basic overview of platelet function and how this can be tested in the routine haematology laboratory.

Automated haematology analysers with the ability to differentiate white blood cells are widely available in routine haematology laboratories and broadly classified as either 3-part or 5-part differential analysers. This SEED article explains the differences in the measurement technology and the benefits that 5-part differential analysers offer such as a more comprehensive flagging system for the detection of abnormal cells or the availability of extended information from additional measurement channels such as the WPC channel.