While preparing a blood smear slide, you have just backed up the spreader slide toward the frosted end until the spreader touches the blood drop. What will you do next?

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After the spreader slide touches the blood drop, the next step is to allow the blood drop to spread by capillary action almost to the edges of the spreader slide before pushing it forward to make the smear. This ensures an even distribution of blood for a uniform smear.

While Preparing a Blood Smear Slide, You Have Just Backed