Lab test interpretation
Evaluating Clinical, Biochemical Blood and Urine Tests
Analysis of complete blood count, biochemical blood tests, serological screening, and urinalysis results in a polyarthrosis patient: normal and abnormal findings.
Articles
Blood and bone marrow morphology, clinical cases and diagnostic algorithms. Most of the library is in Russian; the English section is growing.
Most of our material is written in Russian — that is the working language of the community. A few pieces exist in English; the rest of the library is one click away and the photographs need no translation.
Education
Laboratory Diagnostics in Hematology: First Clinical-Laboratory Forum
Announcement of the First Clinical-Laboratory Forum at Almazov National Medical Research Center: Prof. S.A. Lugovskaya's report on modern methods in laboratory hematology.
Hemostasis
EDTA-Dependent Pseudothrombocytopenia: Platelet Aggregation
Causes of spurious thrombocytopenia on the analyzer: detection of large platelet aggregates in EDTA blood smear and rules for re-collection in a citrate tube.
Hematology
Atypical Mononuclear Cells in Infectious Mononucleosis
Morphology of atypical mononuclear cells (reactive lymphocytes) in peripheral blood smear in infectious mononucleosis. Microphotograph atlas.
Hematology
Large Granular Lymphocytes in Leukopenia Blood Smear
Features of differential leukocyte count in severe leukopenia: detection of large granular lymphocytes, WDF scattergram analysis, and digital microscopy.
Oncohematology
Sézary Cells in Blood Smear: A Guide to Identification
Explore the morphological features of Sézary cells: T-lymphocytes with cerebriform nuclei found in peripheral blood in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma and Sézary syndrome.
Hematology
Erythrocyte Life Cycle and Physiology in Health
Normal erythrocyte lifespan: physiology of red blood cells, elasticity, splenic clearance, and metabolic features.
Oncohematology
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (AML M3) Diagnosis
A clinical case of acute promyelocytic leukemia (AML M3) diagnosis, including blood and bone marrow cell morphology, cytochemistry (MPO, PAS), and PML/RARa translocation detection.
Oncohematology
Acute Erythroid Leukemia: Blood and Bone Marrow Picture
A clinical case of acute erythroid leukemia (AML M6): blasts and severe dyserythropoiesis in bone marrow, cytochemical glycogen study.
Oncohematology
Differential Diagnosis of Thrombocytopenia in Leukemia
A clinical case of leukemia in a 63-year-old female: leukocytosis, 73% blasts, and the value of reticulated platelet analysis for early diagnosis.
Oncohematology
Blasts in Blood Smear with Leukopenia and Pancytopenia
Detection of 12% blasts in leukopenia and severe thrombocytopenia. Features of blood smear microscopy and analyzer scattergram in pancytopenia.
Oncohematology
Atypical Blast Nuclei Morphology in a Blood Smear
Clinical case analyzing blast morphology in a blood smear: identifying deep clefts, nuclear lobulation, binuclearity, and chromatin structure assessment.