Lab test interpretation
Plant Pollen in Urine Sediment: A Microscopy Artifact
Microscopy of urine sediment: identifying aster pollen as an incidental sample artifact. Morphological features of pollen grains at 400x magnification.
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
Acute Myeloid Leukemia with inv(16) and Harlequin Cells
A clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia with chromosome 16 inversion. Discovery of Harlequin cells in bone marrow aspirate.
Lab test interpretation
Iodophilic Flora in Stool: Clostridia on Microscopy
Morphological features of iodophilic flora in coprogram: large clostridia in stool sample, free and inside digestible fiber.
Clinical cases
Borrelia in Peripheral Blood Smear in Lyme Disease
A case report of Borrelia spirochetes found in a blood smear from a patient with fever and thrombocytopenia, illustrating the morphological picture of tick-borne borreliosis (Lyme disease).
Clinical cases
Endocervical Adenocarcinoma in Cervical Cytology
Cytological features of endocervical adenocarcinoma of the cervix: papillary structures of tumor cells with a fibrovascular core in the smear.
Hematology
Emperipolesis Phenomenon in Bone Marrow Smear
Emperipolesis in bone marrow smear: intact cell penetration into megakaryocyte cytoplasm. Morphology and clinical significance of the finding.
Hemostasis
History of Platelet Discovery: Alfred Donné's Contribution
Explore the discovery of platelets through Alfred Donné's 1842 microscopic research, detailing the third blood element and anucleated platelet morphology.
Lab test interpretation
Uroscopy in the History of Laboratory Urine Diagnostics
The history of urine analysis: from Sumerian tablets and ancient uroscopy to visual assessment of biomaterial in a flask and the establishment of laboratory medicine.
Hemostasis
Platelet Aggregation and Pseudothrombocytopenia in Blood Smears
Platelet aggregation as a cause of pseudothrombocytopenia: why aggregates accumulate at the edges of blood smears and why a precise platelet count cannot be reported.
Lab test interpretation
Iodophilic Flora in Coprogram with Lugol's Stain
Morphology of iodophilic flora in coprogram: staining with Lugol's solution in a stool sample. Detection of large cocci and small rods by microscopy.
Oncohematology
Acute Monocytic Leukemia M5b: Cell Morphology and Immunophenotyping
A clinical case of secondary acute monocytic leukemia (AML M5b) with hyperleukocytosis of 503×10⁹/L: blood smear morphology and immunophenotyping.
Parasitology
Trichomonas Vaginalis in Urogenital Smears: Morphology & Detection
Learn the morphology of Trichomonas vaginalis during microscopy of stained urogenital smears, including criteria for detection and the cytological picture.