Lab test interpretation
HPV Type 31: Oncogenic Potential and CIN2+ Dysplasia Risk
10-year study on HPV 31's role: CIN2+ frequency in isolated vs. co-infection, cervical cancer risks, and genotyping importance.
Hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease: Sutimlimab Therapy
Results of C1s complement inhibitor sutimlimab in cold agglutinin disease: dynamics of hemoglobin, bilirubin, and reticulocytes.
Hemostasis
Giant Platelets in Bernard-Soulier Syndrome Type 2
Morphology of giant platelets in peripheral blood smear in Bernard-Soulier syndrome type 2: microscopy of macrothrombocytes and thrombocytopenia.
Parasitology
Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba coli, Endolimax nana Cysts in Stool
Morphology and differential diagnosis of Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba coli, and Endolimax nana cysts during copro-ovoscopy and native stool smear examination.
Parasitology
Cystoisospora belli Oocysts: Diagnosis of Isosporiasis
Morphological features of immature Cystoisospora belli oocysts in a stool smear. Autofluorescence of coccidia under UV light and differential diagnosis.
Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Object in Stool with HIV Infection
A diagnostic challenge in stool microscopy for an HIV-positive patient: identify a parasitic object 25–30 µm in size using three microscopy methods.
Hematology
Avian Hematology: Flamingo Blood Cell Morphology
Morphological features of greater flamingo leukocytes and erythrocytes: differentiation of heterophils, eosinophils, and monocytes in avian blood smears.
Laboratory methods
Interpreting Scattergrams on the Dymind UN 73 Analyzer
Learn the specifics of interpreting leukocyte scattergrams on the Dymind UN 73 hematology analyzer, how they differ from Sysmex devices, and how to evaluate cell populations.
Parasitology
Ancylostomatidae Eggs in Stool: Faust Method Microscopy
Morphology of Ancylostomatidae nematode eggs during copro-ovoscopy. Detection of hookworm eggs after stool enrichment using Faust's flotation method.
Hematology
Proerythroblast: Morphology of an Erythroid Precursor
Morphological features of proerythroblasts (pronormoblasts): size, cytoplasmic basophilia, chromatin structure, and differentiation in bone marrow.
Oncohematology
Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: Bone Marrow Involvement
Bone marrow morphology in ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma: pleomorphic tumor cells with basophilic vacuolated cytoplasm.
Clinical cases
Cytology of Breast Mass FNAB: A Clinical Case
A clinical case of cytological examination of a fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of a breast mass in a 40-year-old woman. Evaluate the microscopic picture of the smears.