A Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS)is Examining a Thin Blood Film

question 2

Multiple Choice

A medical laboratory scientist (MLS) is examining a thin blood film from a patient suspected of having a Plasmodium infection.After examining the slide for 5 minutes and viewing approximately 100 oil immersion fields,the MLS does not observe any structures associated with Plasmodium.Which one of the following statements explains this discrepancy?

• A)The stain may have been contaminated.
• B)The MLS should have examined each field under high dry magnification;therefore the magnification is not correct.
• C)The MLS may have missed the organism;more than 300 fields should be viewed.
• D)No discrepancy is present.Plasmodium spp.are not found in blood;therefore the results are accurate.

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