Hematology
Megaloblasts in Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood Smears
Morphological features of megaloblasts: loose nuclear chromatin and large cell size. Detection in megaloblastic anemia and myelodysplastic syndrome.
Lab test interpretation
Mesothelial Cells in Pleural Fluid: Morphology and Analysis
Explore the morphology of reactive mesothelial cells in pleural fluid microscopy, focusing on multinucleated mesothelial cells and cytological sediment evaluation.
Hematology
Identifying Atypical Cells in Blood Smear with Anemia and Thrombocytopenia
Clinical case: anemia and thrombocytopenia in a 73-year-old female patient, automated monocytosis. Help identify atypical cells in the blood smear.
Parasitology
Naegleria fowleri Trophozoites in CSF: Morphology
Morphological diagnosis of Naegleria fowleri trophozoites in cerebrospinal fluid in primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. Giemsa stain.
Oncohematology
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia in a Blood Smear
Morphological features of atypical promyelocytes in peripheral blood in acute promyelocytic leukemia: nuclear shape and cytoplasm.
Parasitology
Dipylidiosis: Dipylidium caninum Egg Cocoons
Characteristics of dipylidiosis, features of the causative agent Dipylidium caninum (cucumber tapeworm), and the microscopic picture of egg cocoons in feces.
Laboratory methods
Dicentromeric Chromosome: Definition and Formation Mechanism
What is a dicentric (dic) in cytogenetics? Structural features of a dicentric chromosome with two centromeres and translocation mechanisms.
Lab test interpretation
Tyrosine Crystals in Urine: Sediment Microscopy
Urine sediment microscopy: detection and morphology of tyrosine crystals as characteristic needle-like bundles and rosettes in severe liver damage.
Hematology
Differentiation of Atypical Cells in Blood Smear
Clinical case: differential diagnosis of cells in a blood smear from a 45-year-old man during a medical examination. Hematology analyzer data and microscopy.
Laboratory methods
Sperm Viability: Eosin-Nigrosin Staining Method
Method for assessing sperm viability using eosin-nigrosin staining. Differentiating live and dead cells in a spermogram during microscopy.
Lab test interpretation
Leukocytes in Stool: Mononuclear Cell Microscopy
Morphology of leukocytes in stool. Microscopic detection of mononuclear cells and bacterial flora in a stool sample stained with methylene blue.
Lab test interpretation
Morphology of Immature Spermatozoa in Spermogram
Morphological features of immature spermatozoa and spermatogenic cells in an ejaculate smear during microscopic analysis with hematoxylin and eosin staining.