Coverslip smears are used primarily for:
a. High white blood counts
b. Bone marrow aspirates
c. Finger and heel punctures
d. Polycythemia patients with high red counts
ANS: B
Coverslip smears are used primarily for bone marrow aspirates. They are too fragile to routinely handle when making smears of blood films; they also must be manually stained, which is not practical to do in most laboratories.
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