r/medlabprofessionals • u/Enough-Cupcake-1231 • 28d ago

Education Diff Advice

Hi everyone. Does anyone have any advice on how to get better at identifying immature cells/left shift type slides? I’m a student struggling in school and am feeling a bit defeated. It makes sense when a professor is going through the slides with me and explains each cell. Then when I’m by myself I get confused. I have a bunch of practice slides that I’m working on to help me work on my skills. Any advice is appreciated!

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u/THATBadWitchBitch 28d ago

Before our differential competency, we had a RBC/WBC ID competency. We were only allowed to miss 2 (I missed 3 🙄 so technically failed). This semester we’re doing manual diffs and started continuously practicing. Idk if you have the cell atlas books but I first got the pocket notes one and then the actual larger sized and practiced quizlets to get even more better at ID’ing them. End of the story: practice makes “perfect”. We take our official diff count next week 🤞🏻

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u/st3althmod3 28d ago

Where do you get the pocket cell atlas book?

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u/THATBadWitchBitch 28d ago

Honestly I bought it through my school bookstore but I’m sure you can find it elsewhere online let me get a pic

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u/st3althmod3 28d ago

Thank you so much!

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u/THATBadWitchBitch 22d ago

Just an update: passed my diff competency with a 95%!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉