Palko's Medical Laboratory Procedures 3rd Edition by Danielle Wilken, Phyllis Cox

Exercise 96

Mr. Dugal had a reticulocyte count that resulted in 4 reticulocytes for 500 red blood cells (RBC). Using the following formula, calculate the percent of reticulocytes on the stained blood smear:

Percent retic. = Number of reticulocytes counted × 100                                       

                                             Number of RBC counted