Practicals · Community Medicine · Applied Microbiology
Peripheral blood smear for malaria & filariasis (thick & thin film)
- Type
- Lab technique
- Also called
- thick and thin blood film
Videos and resources
- VideoBlood smear preparation.2 methods to learn.(Thick & Thin smear preparation).2:05
- VideoMalaria Thin Smear Preparation12:35
- +66 more links
Links point to material published by others; SolvedPGSS does not host it. Check any technique against your department's protocol before you use it on a patient.
Where the curriculum asks for it
“Fixing, staining, and examining smears – peripheral blood smear for malaria and filariasis” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 31)
“Ability to make thin & thick blood smear” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 36)