BLOOD SMEAR BASICS - NC State Veterinary Medicine

Always adjust the microscope for Köhler illumination when you get ready to look at blood smears or cytology slides. It is done to ensure optimal lighting of the slide. Examining a slide with a microscope adjusted for urine sediments or fecal wet-mounts is a waste of time. The procedure is as follows; 1. Focus on a slide at 10x 2.

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