Lab test interpretation
Clue Cells in Gynecological Vaginal Smear for Flora
Morphology of clue cells in a vaginal smear for flora in bacterial vaginosis. Microscopic features of epithelial cells adsorbed with bacteria.
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.
Oncohematology
Megakaryocyte Morphology in Essential Thrombocythemia
Cytological features of bone marrow aspirate in essential thrombocythemia: hyperplasia, large size, and hyperlobulated megakaryocyte nuclei.
Hematology
Atypical Monocyte Morphology in Peripheral Blood Smear
Examples of monocytes with bizarre nuclear shapes in peripheral blood. Morphological features of the monocytic lineage during blood smear microscopy.
Hematology
Acanthocytes in Native Ascitic Fluid Preparations
Microscopy of native ascitic fluid: detection of poikilocytosis and acanthocytes during laboratory examination of effusions. Learn more about their morphology.
Parasitology
Ear Mite Otodectes cynotis: Microscopic Scrape Examination
Microscopic examination of an ear canal scrape reveals the parasitic mite Otodectes cynotis, the causative agent of otodectosis in carnivorous animals.
Hematology
Erythroblastic Island in Bone Marrow Aspirate
Morphology of an erythroblastic island in bone marrow aspirate: a central macrophage surrounded by maturing erythrocaryocytes (normoblasts).
Lab test interpretation
Bacteriuria in Urinalysis: Types and Sediment Microscopy
What the detection of bacteria in urine sediment means. Analysis of true, false, and asymptomatic bacteriuria, nitrite test, and microscopic picture of the sediment.
Lab test interpretation
Cervical Columnar Epithelium in a Vaginal Smear
Morphology of endocervical columnar epithelium in a gynecological smear: microscopic appearance, cell sheets, and differential diagnosis.
Hematology
Erythrocyte Morphology: Dacrocytes in Blood Smear
Detection of dacrocytes in a peripheral blood smear: a clinical case of a 69-year-old female patient, smear microscopy, and causes of teardrop cells.
Hematology
Erythroid Hyperplasia in Bone Marrow with Anemia
Cytological findings of bone marrow aspirate in severe anemia: erythroid hyperplasia and morphology of maturing erythroid precursors.
Oncohematology
Myeloma Transformation to Plasmablastic Leukemia
A clinical case of secondary plasmablastic leukemia in a 64-year-old patient with myeloma: cell morphology in bone marrow, blood smear, and complete blood count.
Parasitology
Trichomoniasis in Pregnancy: Vaginal Smear Microscopy
A clinical case of detecting Trichomonas vaginalis and massive leukocytosis in a genital tract smear from a pregnant patient at 38 weeks.