Diabetes and Pregnancy. Diabetes is often diagnosed in women during their childbearing years and can affect the health of both the mother and her unborn child. Poor control of diabetes during pregnancy increases the chances for birth defects and other problems for the baby. It can cause serious complications for the woman, also.
Blood smear is examined to determine the shape or form of cells: A) Erythrocyte sedimentation rate B) Hematocrit C) White blood cell differential D) Coagulation time E) Red blood cell morphology.lood smear is examined to determine the shape or form of cells: A) Erythrocyte sedimentation rate B) Hematocrit C) White blood cell differential D) Coagulation time E) Red blood cell morphology.
Note how easily you can determine when the images shift from the normal blood smear to the sickle-cell blood smear. In a sickle-cell smear, many RBCs have irregular, flattened shapes (i.e., sickle-cells) and some may have dark centers (target cells). Example of normal blood smear, from WebPath.