The Criteria for a Satisfactory Blood Smear Include

Multiple Choice

The criteria for a satisfactory blood smear include:

A) no interruption of the smear with ridges, waves, or holes; progressively going from a thick smear to a thinner smear.
B) covering one quarter to half of the length of the slide; moving smoothly from a thin to a thick smear.
C) making the smear with a smooth action and having a good feathered edge with a defined border on the end.
D) both a and c.