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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Parasitology
Trichomonads in Flora Smear: Methylene Blue Microscopy
Microscopic image of Trichomonas vaginalis in genital discharge, stained with methylene blue, immersion magnification ×1000.
Lab test interpretation
Decoy Cells in Urine Sediment Cytology with Polyomavirus
Morphological features of decoy cells in urine sediment: intranuclear viral inclusions, differential diagnosis with urothelial carcinoma.
Hematology
Osteoblast Morphology in Bone Marrow Smears
Cytological features of osteoblasts in bone marrow aspirates: morphology of large cells with eccentric nuclei and differentiation from plasma cells.