What is diffquick stain?

Diff-Quick stain is a type of Romanowsky staining technique used to stain blood smears for microscopic examination. It is a fast and easy-to-perform differential staining method that produces clear and accurate differentiation of cells in a blood smear. Diff-Quick stain is commonly used in medical laboratories to diagnose various blood disorders. It involves three main staining solutions: fixative solution, differentiated solution, and counterstain solution. The staining process includes fixation of the blood smear with methanol, staining with the differentiated solution, and counterstaining with eosin. Diff-Quick stain is popular because of its simplicity, rapidity, and accuracy in producing high-quality results. It can differentiate white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets, bacteria, and other cellular elements in blood smears.