Lab test interpretation
Uric Acid Crystals in Urine Sediment: Microscopy
Morphology of uric acid crystals in urine sediment during microscopic examination. Causes of crystalluria and features of microscopy 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.
Hematology
Differential Diagnosis: Reactive Lymphocyte, Monocyte, or Blast?
Morphological criteria for the differential diagnosis of reactive lymphocytes, monocytes, and blasts during blood smear microscopy.
Oncohematology
AML Relapse: Dyserythropoiesis in Bone Marrow Aspirate
Morphological features of bone marrow in AML relapse: blast cells, megaloblasts, and severe dyserythropoiesis in a 66-year-old patient's aspirate.
Lab test interpretation
Sputum Microscopy: Erythrocytes in a Native Preparation
Morphology of erythrocytes in a native sputum preparation. Microscopic picture of respiratory tract discharge in hemoptysis and inflammation.
Lab test interpretation
Cerebrospinal Fluid Cytology: Arachnoendothelial Cell & Plasmacyte
CSF microscopy in a 5-month-old infant with purulent meningitis: differentiating an arachnoendothelial cell from a plasmacyte using Samson's stain.
Oncohematology
Botkin-Gümprecht Shadows in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Peripheral blood smear in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL): mature lymphocytes and characteristic Botkin-Gümprecht shadows under light microscopy.
Laboratory methods
Streptococci and Sarcinae in Sputum by Ziehl-Neelsen Stain
Morphology of non-acid-fast bacteria in sputum smears: long chains of streptococci and packets of sarcinae with Ziehl-Neelsen staining.
Hematology
Hematopathology in Morphological Diagnostics System
The significance and specifics of hematopathology in clinical morphology: bone marrow, lymph node, and peripheral blood cell examination.
Laboratory methods
Blood Group and Rh Factor Determination by Gel Cards
The principle of the gel technique in immunohematology: examples of ABO blood group and Rh factor determination with agglutination assessment in micro-wells.
Hematology
Knyazkov-Dele Bodies in Neutrophils: Morphology and Significance
What Knyazkov-Dele bodies in neutrophils mean during blood smear microscopy. Morphological features, composition of inclusions, and connection to infections and inflammation.
Lab test interpretation
Key Cells in Vaginal Smears for Bacterial Vaginosis
Morphology of key cells in vaginal microflora smears: criteria for detecting adherent bacteria on epithelium in bacterial vaginosis.
Lab test interpretation
Clue Cells in Vaginal Smear: Microscopic Examination
Microscopic appearance of clue cells in a vaginal smear in bacterial vaginosis: bacterial adhesion to vaginal squamous epithelial cells.