LABORATORY TEACHING

Department of Medicine, CHS

The document introduces hematology as the study of blood and its functions, detailing blood composition and the role of cellular elements and plasma. It outlines practical procedures for collecting anti‑coagulated blood, preparing thin and thick smears, and performing Leishman staining for malaria and trypanosome detection. Additional sections describe Romanowsky stain families, buffer requirements, and blood grouping interpretation. The material serves as a quick reference for laboratory techniques essential in clinical practice.