Hematology
Algorithm for Differential Diagnosis of Anemia in Children
A flowchart for the differential diagnosis of anemia in pediatrics: evaluating reticulocytes, iron metabolism, myelogram, and erythrocyte morphology.
Laboratory methods
Lithos Test and Wedge Dehydration of Blood Serum
Application of the wedge dehydration method (Lithos test) of blood serum for assessing condition severity, prognosis, and identifying pathology markers.
Oncohematology
Hematology Exercise: Blast Classification in Blood Smear
Practical morphology task: identify the type of blast cells in a peripheral blood smear and write your classification in the comments.
Hematology
Acanthocytes in Blood Smear with Alcoholic Liver Disease
Erythrocyte morphology in alcoholic liver disease: detection of acanthocytes in peripheral blood smear, structural features, and diagnostic significance.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Blast Morphology in Blood Smear
A clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia: blast morphology in blood smear, immunophenotype, co-occurring LGL clone, and one-year hemogram dynamics.
Hematology
Erythrocyte Agglutination and Spurious MCHC Elevation
Erythrocyte agglutination in cryoglobulinemia: blood smear morphology, spurious MCHC elevation, and artifactual RBC count reduction in CBC.
Hematology
Blister Cells and Pyknocytes: Erythrocyte Morphology
Morphological features of blister cells (pyknocytes) in a blood smear. Causes of appearance in G6PD deficiency, infections, and pyknocytosis.
Hematology
Borrelia recurrentis in Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphology of Borrelia recurrentis in a blood smear. Diagnosis of the relapsing fever pathogen, spirochete transmission, and clinical manifestations.
Hematology
Toxic Granulation and Döhle Bodies in Neutrophils
Morphological signs of reactive neutrophilia: toxic granulation, Döhle bodies, and cytoplasmic vacuolization in a blood smear.
Oncohematology
Case Study: Interpreting Blood Test in CLL Patient
A hematology clinical case: evaluate complete blood count parameters in a 70-year-old patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and acute deterioration.
Lab test interpretation
Differential Diagnosis of Proteinuria: An Algorithm
A step-by-step algorithm for the differential diagnosis of proteinuria: toxicological history, orthostatic test, and laboratory investigation of causes.
Hematology
Atypical Mononuclear Cells in Infectious Mononucleosis
Morphological features of atypical mononuclear cells (reactive lymphocytes) in peripheral blood smears in infectious mononucleosis.