Are films labelled with two unique 11.1 identifiers and the date? Are blood films of good quality and well 11.2 stained? Does the laboratory have a process to ensure 11.3 that staff is reporting blood films consistently? Is erythrocyte and platelet morphology 11.4 reported as part of a manual WBC differential and/or film review? Is erythrocyte morphology examined for the 11.5 presence of parasites? Is the platelet estimated routinely when 11.6 performing morphologic evaluations? Are differential WBC reported in absolute 11.7 values? Are there written criteria for referral to a 11.8 pathologist? Are peripheral blood smears that are reviewed 11.9 by a pathologist retained for one year? Are normal blood films retained for at least 11.10 one week? 12.0 Bone Marrow Preparation Are specimens, slides and biopsies properly 12.1 labelled? Is the bone marrow smear preparation and 12.2 staining satisfactory for interpretation? Are fixed sections of bone marrow particles 12.3 and/or touch preps available as required? Are iron stains done for evaluation of iron 12.4 stores? Are the following special stains used: 12.5 Acid phosphatase 12.5.1 ASD chloracetate esterase (Leder) 12.5.2 Giemsa 12.5.3 Non-specific esterase 12.5.4 PAS (periodic acid Schiff) 12.5.5 Sudan black 12.5.6 Myeloperoxidase 12.5.7 TdT (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase) 12.5.8 Are all special stains checked for reactivity 12.6 each day of use?
11.1 Are films labelled with two unique identifiers and the date? 11.2 Are blood films of good quality and well stained? 11.3 Does the laboratory have a process to ensure that staff is reporting blood films consistently? 11.4 Is erythrocyte and platelet morphology reported as part of a manual WBC differential and/or film review? 11.5 Is erythrocyte morphology examined for the presence of parasites? 11.6 Is the platelet estimated routinely when performing morphologic evaluations? 11.7 Are differential WBC reported in absolute values? 11.8 Are there written criteria for referral to a pathologist? 11.9 Are peripheral blood smears that are reviewed by a pathologist retained for one year? 11.10 Are normal blood films retained for at least one week? 12.0 Bone Marrow Preparation 12.1 Are specimens, slides and biopsies properly labelled? 12.2 Is the bone marrow smear preparation and staining satisfactory for interpretation? 12.3 Are fixed sections of bone marrow particles and/or touch preps available as required? 12.4 Are iron stains done for evaluation of iron stores? 12.5 Are the following special stains used: 12.5.1 Acid phosphatase 12.5.2 ASD chloracetate esterase (Leder) 12.5.3 Giemsa 12.5.4 Non-specific esterase 12.5.5 PAS (periodic acid Schiff) 12.5.6 Sudan black 12.5.7 Myeloperoxidase 12.5.8 TdT (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase) 12.6 Are all special stains checked for reactivity each day of use?