1. A method for identifying platelets within a biologic fluid sample, comprising: adding at least one colorant to the sample which colorant is operable to tag the platelets; imaging at least a portion of the sample quiescently residing within a chamber to create one or more images; and identifying one or more platelets within the sample using an analyzer adapted to identify the platelets within the one or more images, which identifying includes comparing an image intensity value of plasma to an image intensity value of the one or more platelets.