Lab test interpretation
Gynecological Smear Microscopy: Identify the Object
A diagnostic challenge in flora smear microscopy: identify the origin of an unusual round structure found in two different patients.
Articles
Blood and bone marrow morphology, clinical cases and diagnostic algorithms. Most of the library is in Russian; the English section is growing.
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Lab test interpretation
Sputum Microscopy: Yeast-Like Fungi and Pseudomycelium
Detection of Candida yeast-like fungi and pseudomycelial filaments during sputum smear microscopy. Morphological signs and diagnosis of candidiasis.
Laboratory methods
Chylous Serum: Impact on Tests and Elimination Methods
What to do with pronounced chylous serum or plasma: methods for eliminating lipemic interference and rules for issuing laboratory test reports.
Lab test interpretation
Case Study: Cervical Canal Smear Microscopy
A diagnostic exercise in gynecological smear microscopy. Evaluate bacterial morphology in cervical canal discharge and identify the flora.
Oncohematology
Megakaryoblastic Leukemia: Bone Marrow Morphology
A clinical case of suspected megakaryoblastic leukemia in a 60-year-old man: thrombocytosis, anemia, and morphology of small megakaryocytes in bone marrow.
Lab test interpretation
Acanthocytes in Urine: Marker of Glomerular Hematuria
Morphology of acanthocytes (G1 cells) in urine sediment: differential diagnosis of glomerular hematuria and features of dysmorphic erythrocyte microscopy.
Parasitology
Morphology of Toxoplasma gondii Tachyzoites in Smears
Features of detecting Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites in acute infection. Differential diagnosis of toxoplasmosis, histoplasmosis, and leishmaniasis in smears.
Hematology
Granulocyte Differentiation: From Promyelocyte to Mature Forms
Features of granulocytopoiesis: why promyelocytes do not differentiate by cell lines and at what stage of granulocyte maturation specific granules appear.
Parasitology
Demodicosis Diagnosis: Eyelash Microscopy for Demodex Mites
Laboratory diagnosis of eyelid demodicosis: microscopic examination of eyelashes to detect Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis mites.
Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Brain Biopsy in Neurological Syndrome
Clinical case: acute neurological syndrome after consuming poultry. Examination of a brain biopsy smear and electron microscopy findings.
Lab test interpretation
Curschmann Spirals in Sputum: Native Smear Microscopy
Microscopic examination of sputum: detection of Curschmann spirals in a native smear. Diagnostic significance of the finding in bronchial asthma.
Parasitology
Sarcoptes Scabiei Mite in Skin Scrape: Lab Diagnosis
Laboratory diagnosis of scabies: microscopy of skin scrapings with 20% KOH and morphology of Sarcoptes scabiei hominis mite at x400 magnification.