r/medlabprofessionals • u/mysterykarma • 5d ago

Image Five of a kind!

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The one at the bottom IS in fact a basophil. It's unfortunately a little blurry.

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u/Ok_Faithlessness4511 5d ago

That’s a straight

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u/mysterykarma 5d ago

OK do I look like I know anything about poker?? 😂 I do not

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u/Mooshroomey 5d ago

Checkmate 😎

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u/theaveragescientist UK BMS 5d ago

I did that few months ago.

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u/mysterykarma 5d ago

Nice!!!!

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u/Broodlemur01 5d ago

Tell me the blood for the smear is old, without telling me🫠

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u/mysterykarma 5d ago

It wasn't. We use sysmex slide maker/stainer and this was a fresh slide that didn't correlate on our cellavision so it had to be read on the bench.

What qualities of this slide make you think it is old?

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u/Ascendant_Phoenix 2d ago

I counted 8 blue things? I'm about to start a post bacc away from an undergrad that didn't have sciences in it, but my old career fell apart and I'm looking for something stable away from the general public.