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Essential Laboratory Instruments Overview

The document provides a detailed overview of various medical instruments used for blood and urine analysis, including their specific purposes, dimensions, and calibration details. Instruments mentioned include Westergren's tube, Wintrobe's tube, Sahli's hemoglobinometer, various pipettes, blood bags, urinometers, and a cell counter. It serves as a guide for individuals seeking information on these instruments and encourages corrections if any mistakes are found.

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Essential Laboratory Instruments Overview

The document provides a detailed overview of various medical instruments used for blood and urine analysis, including their specific purposes, dimensions, and calibration details. Instruments mentioned include Westergren's tube, Wintrobe's tube, Sahli's hemoglobinometer, various pipettes, blood bags, urinometers, and a cell counter. It serves as a guide for individuals seeking information on these instruments and encourages corrections if any mistakes are found.

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INSTRUMENTS

WESTERGRENS
TUBE
• Used to measure ESR.

• A straight pipette 30cm long


open at both ends.

• Internal bore diameter of


2.5mm

• Caliberated from 0 to 200mm


from top to bottom.
WINTROBES
TUBE
• Used for ESR,PCV.

• The glass tube closed at one


end .

• The tube 110mm long.

• It has an internal bore


diameter of 2.5mm
SAHLI’S
HAEMOGLOBI-
NOMETER TUBE
• Used for estimation of
haemoglobin content.

• Calibration of
100%=14.5grams on the tube.
HAEMOGLOBIN
PIPETTE
• Used to identify the
haemoglobin level in blood.

• Capacity - 20µl
WBC PIPETTE
• It is used for mixing
diluting fluid and blood.

• Used in higher dilution


processes, such as higher
total sperm count, platelet
count, total and differential
leukocyte count, RBC count in
severe anaemia, etc.

• Has markings of 0.5, 1,and 11

• Capacity-1ml
RBC PIPETTE
• RBC pipette is the diluting
pipette used in dilute blood
ratio of '1:200' in the
Hemocytometer.

• Used in RBC count, TLC of


CSF, WBC count in leukemias,
platelet count

• Has markings of 0.5, 1 and


101.

• Capacity -1ml
BONE MARROW
ASPIRATION
NEEDLE
• It is also called as Salah
needle.

• It contains wide bore needle,


adjustable guard and screw.
SINGLE BLOOD
BAG
• Whole blood collection

• Acid citrate dextrose is the


most commonly used
anticoagulant to store blood
in the blood banks as it
prevents coagulation by
inhibiting the action of the
calcium ions.
DOUBLE BLOOD
BAG
• Used to seperate packed cells
and plasma

• Acid citrate dextrose is the


most commonly used
anticoagulant to store blood
in the blood banks as it
prevents coagulation by
inhibiting the action of the
calcium ions.
TRIPLE BLOOD
BAG
• Used to seperate packed
cells, plasma and platelets.

• Acid citrate dextrose is the


most commonly used
anticoagulant to store blood
in the blood banks as it
prevents coagulation by
inhibiting the action of the
calcium ions.
URINOMETER
• It is used to to measure the
specific gravity of urine.

• Based on the principle of


buoyancy.

• DISADVANTAGES-need 15ml, can


not measure accurately for
turbid urine.
NEUBAUER’S
CHAMBER
• It is also called
Haemocytometer.

• Central most large square is


utilized for taking RBC count
while 4 large cornered
squares are used for taking
WBC count.

• Depth is 1/10mm
CELL COUNTER
• Used for blood and urine
samples to determine the
number and type of cells
present.
SINGLE
DISPOSABLE
SYRINGES
• 2cc green Used for administer
drugs, medication, anesthesia
etc.

• 5cc blue Used for extracting


samples from absorbent swabs
and devices.
CAPPILARY
TUBE
• Length is 90mm .

• Used to measure the clotting


time of blood.
STIRRER
N/10 HCL
PIPETTE
• Stirrer- Used for mixing blood
with N/10 HCL.

• N/10 HCL – Helps in convertion


of haemoglobin of acid
hematin(brown color)

• Pipette –Used to measure and


use accurate volume of the N/10
HCL
SAHLI’S
HAEMOGLOBINO
METER
• It is also caller comparator.

• Used in Haemoglobin estimation


for the matching of acid
hematin.
STOPWATCH

• Used to measure time intervals.

• It gives accuracy and precision


in the experiment.
This ppt is made for anyone who need help with instruments .If
there are any mistakes u r welcomed to correct them

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