Lab test interpretation
Urine Sediment Microscopy: Identify the Cast Type
A practical laboratory diagnostics exercise: identify the type of cast during urine sediment microscopy. A test for clinical laboratory specialists.
Laboratory methods
Digital Blood Smear Microscopy on a Hematology Analyzer
An example of digital blood smear microscopy on a hematology analyzer: leukocyte visualization quality and cell morphology assessment in an image gallery.
Parasitology
Diagnostic Challenge: Nematode Identification in Fecal Smear
Case study of mobile microscopic nematodes found in the feces of a 17-year-old teenager. Identify the helminth species based on morphological features.
Laboratory methods
RBC Clog and RBC Bubbles Flags on Hematology Analyzer
Causes of RBC Clog and RBC Bubbles flags on a hematology analyzer: volumetric measurement principle, count time control, and aperture burn.
Parasitology
Enterobius vermicularis Eggs in Cervical Smear
Morphology of Enterobius vermicularis eggs in Papanicolaou-stained endocervical smears: differential diagnosis and causes of contamination.
Oncohematology
Mantle Cell Lymphoma Cell Morphology in Blood
Learn about the morphological features of mantle cell lymphoma cells in peripheral blood smears: size, chromatin structure, nucleoli, and cytoplasm of CD5+ B-cells.
Clinical cases
Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Cytological Features
Cytological features of the giant cell variant of medullary thyroid carcinoma: multinucleated giant cells and nuclear polymorphism in aspirate.
Hematology
Mott Cells in Smear: Plasma Cells with Russell Bodies
Morphological features of Mott cells: plasma cells with multiple immunoglobulin inclusions (Russell bodies) in the cytoplasm during smear microscopy.
Hematology
Differential Diagnosis of Iron Metabolism Disorders
Comparative table of iron and heme metabolism disorders: IDA, anemia of chronic disease, hemochromatosis, sideroblastic anemia, and porphyrias.
Hematology
Severe Neutropenia in a Child: A Clinical Case Study
Clinical case: a one-year-old child presents with agranulocytosis, rash, and fever. Evaluate the complete blood count, possible causes, and emergency measures.
Parasitology
Dipylidiasis: Morphology of Dipylidium caninum Eggs in Feces
Microscopic diagnostic features of dipylidiasis: structure of egg capsules and individual Dipylidium caninum eggs in canine, feline, and human feces.
Oncohematology
Peripheral Blood Smear in Relapsed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Peripheral blood morphology in a young patient with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia after allo-HSCT: blasts, dyserythropoiesis, and erythrocyte inclusions.