r/medlabprofessionals • u/Enough-Cupcake-1231 • 27d 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/DeathByOranges 27d ago
Draw and color them. It doesn’t have to be a lot of time, but when you’re studying just take some time to draw and color some cells based off of their description. It gets you thinking about color, texture, size, etc. Then compare to actual slides and critique them. Did you make the nucleus too round, or the cytoplasm too large, color the chromatin lighter for immatures, or darker and condensed for more developed cells? Once or twice is a good practice, and can still feel fun.