Lab test interpretation
Fecal Microscopy: Yeast-like Fungi Spores and Mycelium
Microscopic examination of feces during coprogram: detection of yeast-like fungi spores and mycelium using Lugol's solution and methylene blue staining.
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.
Parasitology
Parasitology Exercise: Identify Taeniid Oncosphere
A practical exercise in laboratory diagnosis of helminthiasis: identify which numbered object on the micrograph represents a taeniid oncosphere.
Parasitology
Taeniidae Oncospheres: Differential Diagnosis of Eggs
Morphological features of Taeniidae family oncospheres, their differences from Hymenolepis diminuta eggs, and classification of clinically significant tapeworm species.
Hematology
Neutrophil Hypersegmentation: Diagnostic Criteria
Laboratory criteria for neutrophil hypersegmentation in a complete blood count: hereditary forms, megaloblastic anemia, and the impact of cytostatic therapy.
Parasitology
Demodex Diagnosis: Eyelash Microscopy for Mites
Laboratory diagnosis of eyelid demodicosis: detecting Demodex mites through microscopic examination of a native eyelash specimen.
Lab test interpretation
Prostate Secretion Microscopy: Lecithin Granules and Macrophages
Peculiarities of prostate gland secretion microscopy: evaluating the quantity of lecithin granules and detecting macrophages in a stained preparation.
Lab test interpretation
Differential Diagnosis of Transudates and Exudates
Criteria for differential diagnosis of transudates and exudates: density, protein, Rivalta test, LDH activity, cholesterol, and cytological composition of effusions.
Lab test interpretation
Calcium Oxalate Crystals in Urine Sediment Microscopy
Morphology of calcium oxalate crystals in urine sediment: typical envelope-shaped octahedra and rare stellar aggregates under microscopy.
Lab test interpretation
Gram-Negative Diplococci in Urethral Smear
Microscopic image of a Gram-stained urethral smear showing intracellular and extracellular Gram-negative diplococci (gonococci) and neutrophils.
Lab test interpretation
Amyloid Bodies in Prostatic Secretion: A Microscopic Finding
Microscopy of prostatic secretion: detection and morphology of amyloid bodies at 400x magnification. Features of layered concretions in the smear.
Clinical cases
Vaginal Smear in a 17-Year-Old Patient: Microscopy Description
Clinical exercise in microscopy: vaginal smear from point V in a 17-year-old girl. Evaluate the cellular composition and propose a description.
Lab test interpretation
Ear Canal Cytology: Malassezia spp. in Canine Samples
Cytological findings from a canine ear canal swab: clusters of budding Malassezia spp. yeast on epithelial scales, magnified x1000.