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Title: How to perform a Giemsa blood smear
Description: Protocol on how to make a Giemsa blood smear slide for red blood cell morphology
Description: Protocol on how to make a Giemsa blood smear slide for red blood cell morphology
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How to perform a blood smear test – Giemsa Stain
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Giemsa stain is used to identify the morphology of Red Blood Cells
1- Obtain blood from consenting patient and place with anticoagulation (ie EDTA, warfarin etc)
2- Place a single drop on one end of the microscope slide
3- Use a second slide perpendicular to the first slide to draw the blood drop back before sliding
across the whole slide
4- Allow to air dry then fix in 10% buffered formalin for 15-20 minutes
5- Add Giemsa stain and leave for 2 minutes (10% Giemsa in distilled water)
6- Rinse in distilled water
7- View under light microscope
Title: How to perform a Giemsa blood smear
Description: Protocol on how to make a Giemsa blood smear slide for red blood cell morphology
Description: Protocol on how to make a Giemsa blood smear slide for red blood cell morphology