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Diatron Abacus 5 - Table 14. Interpretive Flags; Table 15. Morphological Flags

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Interpretive flag
Interpretive flags infer the presence of distributional abnormalities such as leukocytosis.
Flag
Meaning
Lymphocytosis
LYM ++
Monocytosis
MON ++
Eosinophilia
EOS ++
Basophilia
BASO ++
Anemia
RBC - or RBC --
Polycythemia
RBC + or RBC ++
Microcytic RBC
MCV - or MCV --
Macrocytic RBC
MCV + or MCV ++
Hypochromic
MCHC - or MCHC --
Hyperchromic
MCHC + or MCHC ++
Anisocytosis
RDW + or RDW ++
Thrombocytopenia
PLT --
Thrombocytosis
PLT + or PLT ++
Microcytic PLT
MPV - or MPV --
Macrocytic PLT
MPV + or MPV ++
Table 14. Interpretive Flags
Morphological flag
Morphological flags are raised when the presence of morphologically abnormal cell types such as immature granulocytes are
suspected.
Flag
Meaning
Cause
Action
G
Immature granulocytes
The count in the region of (low - high angle scatter of Abacus 5)
where the Immature granulocyte typically located is > 3% of the
total WBC count.
Perform a manual count on a stained smear.
L
Atypical lymphocytes
The count in the region of (low - high angle scatter of Abacus 5)
where the atypical lymphocytes typically located is > 1% of the
total WBC count.
Perform a manual count on a stained smear
Table 15. Morphological Flags

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