Parasitology
Microscopy Exercise: Identify the Finding in a Stool Smear
A clinical laboratory diagnostics exercise: microscopy of a native stool smear from a 28-year-old woman. Try to identify the object found in the photo.
Parasitology
Microscopy Challenge: Single Object in Kato Stool Sample
Diagnostic challenge: a single object found in a Kato stool smear during the examination of a pregnant woman. Try to identify the finding from the photo.
Lab test interpretation
Microscopy Exercise: Urinalysis in a 42-Year-Old Patient
A diagnostic exercise on urine sediment microscopy for a 42-year-old male. Identify characteristic elements and inclusions in the native urine sample.
Oncohematology
Hypersegmented Neutrophils in Therapy-Associated MDS
Morphology of dysgranulopoiesis: giant and hypersegmented neutrophils in a peripheral blood smear in myelodysplastic syndrome after therapy.
Parasitology
Chilomastix mesnili: Cyst and Trophozoite Morphology
Morphological features of the protozoan Chilomastix mesnili in a stool smear: microscopic characteristics of the cyst with a hyaline knob and the trophozoite.
Parasitology
Stool Microscopy Challenge: Identifying Findings
A diagnostic challenge in stool microscopy for an adult patient: help identify the origin of the structures found in a native preparation.
Lab test interpretation
Coprology Challenge: Spindle-Shaped Objects in Cat Feces
A clinical case in fecal microscopy: identify the nature of spindle-shaped, pointed structures, approximately 100 µm long, found in a cat's fecal sample.
Clinical cases
Microscopy Challenge: Spindle-Shaped Structures on Hair
A diagnostic microscopy challenge: how to differentiate spindle-shaped structures on hair – hair scales or pathogenic fungal macroconidia.
Parasitology
Cystoisospora spp. Oocysts in Canine Fecal Sample
Microscopic view of coccidiosis: numerous Cystoisospora spp. oocysts in a native canine fecal smear during laboratory examination.
Parasitology
Morphology of Giardia duodenalis Trophozoite: Anatomy
Anatomical structure of Giardia duodenalis trophozoite: nuclei, adhesive disc, flagella, and median bodies. Morphological markers of Giardia in the laboratory.
Parasitology
Hymenolepis diminuta Eggs: Microscopy and Differential Diagnosis
Morphology of Hymenolepis diminuta tapeworm eggs under stool microscopy. Differential diagnosis with Hymenolepis nana and absence of polar filaments.
Hematology
WBC Correction for Normoblasts in Peripheral Blood Smear
Rules and formula for white blood cell (WBC) correction when normoblasts are found in peripheral blood. Reasons for falsely elevated readings by hematology analyzers.