Lab test interpretation
Saliva Fern Sign for Ovulation Detection: Microscopic View
Evaluating the fern sign phenomenon in dried saliva for ovulation detection: microscopic images during fertile and non-fertile days of the menstrual cycle.
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.
Clinical cases
Kaposi's Sarcoma of the Skin: Cytology of a Neoplasm Scrape
Cytological examination of skin lesions in a patient with AIDS and Kaposi's sarcoma: morphology of spindle cells.
Clinical cases
Cytology of Medullary Carcinoma of the Thyroid Gland
Cytological features of medullary carcinoma in thyroid fine-needle aspirate: cell pleomorphism, spindle shapes, clusters, and eccentric nuclei.
Laboratory methods
Laboratory Diagnostics of Filamentous Fungi
Methods for laboratory diagnosis of invasive mycoses: microscopy, culture of biopsies and BAL, sticky tape and pie slice methods.
Laboratory methods
ADVIA Centaur Reagent Instructions: A Hematology School Guide
A collection of official instructions for reagent kits used with the Siemens ADVIA Centaur immunochemistry analyzer. Essential guides for clinical diagnostic laboratory staff.
Parasitology
Intestinal Amoeba Morphology: Trophozoites and Cysts
Morphological criteria for differential diagnosis of intestinal amoebae and Dientamoeba fragilis in stool: comparative sizes and structures of trophozoites and cysts.
Laboratory methods
Algorithm for Cytological Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules
A step-by-step algorithm for cytological examination of thyroid aspirate: FNA smear evaluation, differential diagnosis of tumors and thyroiditis.
Hematology
Ring-shaped Neutrophil Nuclei in Equine Blood Smears
Leukocyte morphology features: formation of ring-shaped neutrophil nuclei in severe salmonellosis in horses, observed in peripheral blood smears.
Hematology
Reticular Cell in Rat Bone Marrow Smear Morphology
Explore the morphology of reticular cells in rat bone marrow smears. This article provides a microscopic view of stromal elements in a myelogram.
Clinical cases
Cytological Features of Subacute Thyroiditis
Cytological signs of subacute thyroiditis in fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid gland: detection of giant multinucleated cells.
Oncohematology
Micromegakaryocytes in Canine Blood with Leukemias
Morphology of dwarf megakaryocytes (micromegakaryocytes) in canine peripheral blood smears in chronic myeloid leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia M7.
Lab test interpretation
Calcium Oxalate Crystals in Urine Sediment Microscopy
Urine sediment microscopy reveals a mucus thread encrusted with calcium oxalate dihydrate crystals. Learn about crystalluria features at acidic urine pH.