Lab test interpretation
Crystals in Urine Sediment: Types, Norm, and Pathology
Varieties of crystals in urine sediment during microscopy: oxalates, urates, phosphates, cystine, cholesterol, and drug crystals in urinalysis.
Lab test interpretation
Neutral Fat in Stool: Sudan III Staining for Steatorrhea
Stool microscopy in coprogram: detection of neutral fat droplets using Sudan III staining for laboratory diagnosis of steatorrhea.
Oncohematology
Intravascular Large B-Cell Lymphoma: A Case Study
A clinical case of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma with hemophagocytic syndrome: bone marrow cytology, karyotype, and immunophenotype.
Parasitology
Case Study: Detecting Trichomonas Vaginalis in a Flora Smear
A practical exercise in flora smear microscopy: evaluate a methylene blue-stained preparation and count Trichomonas in the provided fields of view.
Hematology
Echinocytes in Blood Smear with Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
Erythrocyte morphology in pyruvate kinase deficiency: numerous echinocytes with spicules appear in the peripheral blood smear.
Hematology
Eosinophilic Myelocyte: Morphology and Granulogenesis
Explore the morphological features of eosinophilic myelocytes: nuclear structure, Golgi zone, and the ratio of immature proeosinophilic to mature orange granules.
Clinical cases
Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Cytological Features
Cytological features of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: pronounced cellular polymorphism, giant multinucleated cells, and atypia in FNA smears.
Hematology
Monocyte Morphology and Differential Diagnosis in Blood Smears
Criteria for monocyte identification in blood smears: morphological differences from lymphocytes, reactive forms, and neutrophils during differential leukocyte count.
Clinical cases
Kaposi's Sarcoma of the Skin: Cytology of a Neoplasm Scrape
Cytological examination of skin lesions in a patient with AIDS and Kaposi's sarcoma: morphology of spindle cells.
Clinical cases
Cytology of Medullary Carcinoma of the Thyroid Gland
Cytological features of medullary carcinoma in thyroid fine-needle aspirate: cell pleomorphism, spindle shapes, clusters, and eccentric nuclei.
Laboratory methods
Laboratory Diagnostics of Filamentous Fungi
Methods for laboratory diagnosis of invasive mycoses: microscopy, culture of biopsies and BAL, sticky tape and pie slice methods.
Parasitology
Intestinal Amoeba Morphology: Trophozoites and Cysts
Morphological criteria for differential diagnosis of intestinal amoebae and Dientamoeba fragilis in stool: comparative sizes and structures of trophozoites and cysts.