Diff-Quik - STAT Cytology Applications

Fixative (methanol) ? Solution I (eosinophilic, orange granules) ? Solution II (basophilic, purple nuclei) yields diagnostic smears in 90 seconds.

Cytology laboratories perform rapid FNA assessment confirming adequacy during procedures (thyroid, breast, lymph nodes).

Hematology confirms platelet clumping exclusion, malaria parasites, and leukemia blast morphology.

Microhematocrit buffy coat stains reveal microfilaria preventing peripheral smear false negatives.