Clinical cases
Pleural Fluid Cytology: Identify Cells in Smear
Clinical case: 88-year-old female patient in cardiology with IHD. Evaluate pleural fluid smear cytology and identify cells in microphotographs.
Parasitology
Paragonimus westermani Eggs: Microscopic Morphology
Microscopic features of Paragonimus westermani eggs in wet mounts: size, shape, operculum presence, and diagnostic criteria for trematodiasis.
Lab test interpretation
Crystalluria: Identification of Salts in Urine Sediment
A diagnostic exercise in urine sediment microscopy at 400x magnification. Identify the morphology and nature of the crystals found in the sample.
Lab test interpretation
Cytological Diagnosis of Malignant Mesothelioma
Morphological features of malignant mesothelioma cells in pleural fluid and ascites: clear cell and small cell cytological variants.
Hematology
Hematology Exercise: Cell Identification in Blood Smear
A clinical case study on peripheral blood microscopy for an 84-year-old female patient: help classify atypical cells in the leukocyte differential count.
Laboratory methods
Aspergillus flavus: Culture and Microscopic Morphology
Identification features of Aspergillus flavus: macromorphology of colonies on culture medium and microscopic structure of conidial heads.
Hematology
Eosinophil Morphology in Peripheral Blood Smears
Microscopic features of eosinophils in blood smears: orange-pink cytoplasmic granularity, segmented nucleus structure, and identification criteria.
Parasitology
Microscopy of Helminth Eggs and Protozoan Cysts in the Lab
Microscopic diagnosis of parasitic invasions: an atlas for differentiating intestinal protozoan cysts, helminth eggs, and larvae in stool samples.
Lab test interpretation
Epithelial Cast with Bilirubin in Urine Sediment
Morphology of a renal tubular epithelial cell cast stained with bilirubin during urine sediment microscopy. Clinical significance.
Lab test interpretation
Ammonium Biurate Crystals in Urine Sediment: Microscopy
Morphology of ammonium biurate crystals in urine sediment in a dog with liver failure after cycasin intoxication. Microscopy features.
Lab test interpretation
Feline Urine Crystals at pH 5.5: A Microscopy Challenge
Clinical case: microscopy of native feline urine sediment at pH 5.5. Identify the nature of the crystals and characteristic structures after drying.
Oncohematology
Prolimphocyte Morphology in Peripheral Blood Smears
Morphological features of prolymphocytes in peripheral blood smears and the status of B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia in the 2022 WHO classification of tumors.