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Q: What comprises the Buffy coat in a hematocrit tube?
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What compromises the Buffy coat in a hematocrit tube?

Platelets and white blood cells


What compromises the Buffy coat in the hematocrit tube?

The Buffy coat in the hematocrit tube is composed of a thin layer of white blood cells and platelets. These components separate from the red blood cells due to differences in density during the centrifugation process. The Buffy coat is important for identifying and analyzing abnormalities in the white blood cells and platelets, such as infections or clotting disorders.


Where are the white blood cells in the hematocrit tube after the tube is centrifuged?

In the Buffy layer at the plasma junction.


What are the components of blood found inside a tube drawn with an anticoagulant?

The components of blood found inside a tube drawn with an anticoagulant are plasma, buffy coat, and erythrocytes.


What color tube is use for hematocrit?

Light blue


Hematocrit sealed end of the tube toward the outside of the centrifuge rack?

Centrifugal force dictates blood will attempt to leave the tube away from the axis of rotation. seal tube to avoid problems


What is the collective noun for paint?

Tube


Sample of blood in spun in a test tube so that red cells fall to the bottom and percentage of RBC is taken?

Hematocrit


Sample of blood is spun in a test tube so that red blood cells fall to the bottom and percentage of Red blood cells is taken?

The test to determine the proportion of red blood cells in a blood sample is a hematocrit.


What do you call blood cells that are separated?

Blood fractionation is the process of separating it into its component parts. This is typically done by centrifuging.The resulting components are a clear solution of blood plasma on top, the buffy coat (a thin layer of leukocytes mixed with platelets) and erythrocytes or red blood cells at the bottom of the tube.


What is system of tube like structure called?

A waxy coat called ( cuticle)


How do you read a microhematocrit tube?

Microhematocrit tubes are read according to PCV (Packed Cell Volume). After centrifuging the tube, you will need a PCV card reader to determine the amount of packed red blood cells within the sample of blood. The PCV is determined by aligning the top of the clay plug (just as it reaches the layer of red blood cells) on the zero line and then gently "rolling" the tube up the chart until the intersecting middle line is aligned where the packed red cells and Buffy coat meet. Read across the chart and you should have a percentage of red blood cells to record as a PCV.