11. It is impossible to distinguish between T cells and B cells in a peripheral blood smear . 12. Giemsa stain is a classic blood film stain for peripheral blood smears and bone marrow specimens. 13. It was about another woman who vanished, leaving no trace but blood smears and a towel. 14. Even with much study of babesiosis and malaria, misdiagnosis with blood smear can be frequent and problematic. 15. To supplement a blood smear , diagnoses should be made with an indirect fluorescent antibody ( IFA ) test. 16. In such cases the medical technologist may obtain a buffy coat, from which a blood smear is made. 17. Acanthocytes are seen on blood smear . 18. CML must be distinguished from a leukemoid reaction, which can have a similar appearance on a blood smear . 19. Diagnosis is via finding the parasite in a blood smear or in the fluid of a lymph node. 20. 1 Take an air dried blood smear on and glass slide and cover the smear with the undiluted stain.