Novel Automated Hematology Parameters in Clinical Pediatric Practice
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Pulkit Rastogi1, Prateek Bhatia, Neelam Varma
1Departments of Hematology and *Pediatrics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. Correspondence to: Dr Prateek Bhatia, Assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics (Hematology Non-Clinical), PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. prateekbhatia@rediffmail.com.
Blood sampling in children is a challenging task, and to extract maximum possible information from these 'precious' samples, the modern-day automated hematology analyzers have been aided with much technological advancement. Various novel blood cell parameters are now available to narrow down the differential diagnoses. However, only few of these are available for routine clinical reporting. Knowledge about their interpretation and reference ranges can prove useful in challenging situations.
Blood sampling in children is a challenging task, and to extract maximum possible information from these 'precious' samples, the modern-day automated hematology analyzers have been aided with much technological advancement. Various novel blood cell parameters are now available to narrow down the differential diagnoses. However, only few of these are available for routine clinical reporting. Knowledge about their interpretation and reference ranges can prove useful in challenging situations.
