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Hello whats the different between cbc manual review to cbc smear review?
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Nil: A manual review of peripheral blood smear is not needed for all patients who get a CBC. Only if some abnormalities are noted on machine CBC should a medical technologist or pathologist examine the smear.
Answered 9/30/2018
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