Parasitology
Trichomonads in Flora Smear: Methylene Blue Microscopy
Microscopic image of Trichomonas vaginalis in genital discharge, stained with methylene blue, immersion magnification ×1000.
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.
Laboratory methods
Perls' Reaction in Sputum: Heart Failure Cells
Perls' reaction for hemosiderin detection in sputum. Diagnostic significance of siderophages (heart failure cells) in pulmonary congestion.
Hematology
Bone Marrow Cytology in Hepatosplenomegaly: A Case
Clinical case: An 8-year-old boy with hepatosplenomegaly and pancytopenia. Bone marrow aspirate shows altered macrophages. Determine the diagnosis.
Parasitology
Trichomonas Vaginalis in Vaginal Smear: Morphology & Diagnosis
Morphological picture of trichomoniasis: detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in a stained vaginal discharge smear, leukocytes, and concomitant microflora.
Parasitology
Microscopy of Facial Skin Scrapings: Demodex Mites
Microscopic examination of facial skin scrapings for suspected demodicosis: detection of Demodex mites in a native preparation, morphological features.
Lab test interpretation
Urine Sediment Microscopy in the Clinical Laboratory
Learn the specifics of microscopic urine sediment analysis in the laboratory: differential diagnosis of cells, crystals, and casts.
Parasitology
Trichomonas Vaginalis in Flora Smear: Morphology & Diagnosis
Morphological features of Trichomonas vaginalis during microscopy of a stained smear: differential diagnosis, epithelium, and concomitant microflora.
Parasitology
Trichomonas and Yeast-like Fungi in Vaginal Smear
Microscopy of vaginal discharge smear: detection of Trichomonas vaginalis and fungal elements at 1000x magnification in a pregnant woman. Cytomorphological features.
Oncohematology
Leukemias Under the Microscope: Blast Morphology
Microscopic features of blast cells in various types of leukemias. Examples of blood and bone marrow smears with blasts.
Education
Electronic Knowledge Base for Laboratory Diagnostics
Archive of laboratory diagnostics materials in the LAB-TESTS library: community posts, Windows search programs, and educational video tutorials.
Lab test interpretation
Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Urethral Smear Microscopy
Morphological features of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in urethral smear microscopy: leukocyte clusters, intracellular and extracellular kidney-bean-shaped diplococci.
Oncohematology
Pseudopelger-Huët Anomaly of Neutrophils in Blood Smear
Pseudopelgerization of neutrophils as an early marker of myelodysplastic syndrome. Morphology of Pelgeroid cells in blood smear in anemia of unknown origin.