Hematology
ESR in Temporal Arteritis and COVID-19 Diagnosis
Clinical significance of ESR: differential diagnosis of temporal arteritis and COVID-19, erythrocyte sedimentation mechanism, and the role of the Westergren test.
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.
Hematology
Basophil Morphology and Causes of Basophilia in Blood
Microscopy features and morphology of basophils in peripheral blood smear. Clinical significance and main causes of basophilia development.
Hematology
Monocyte Morphology and Differential Diagnosis in Blood Smears
Understand monocyte morphology: chromatin and cytoplasm assessment, differential diagnosis from reactive lymphocytes and blasts in blood smears.
Laboratory methods
Ethical Rules in Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics
Key ethical standards in clinical diagnostic laboratory work: analysis confidentiality, informed consent, and pre-analytical safety.
Laboratory methods
Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS): Conference Report
A review of presentations from the NGS scientific and practical conference on high-throughput genomic sequencing, aging biomarkers, and genome editing.
Oncohematology
Lymphoma Cells in Blood Smear: Morphological Features
Morphological signs of lymphoma cells in peripheral blood smear: cleaved nuclei with deep invaginations, condensed chromatin, and narrow cytoplasm.
Hematology
Toxic Neutrophil Changes in a Cat with Peritonitis
Clinical case of a cat with peritonitis: toxic neutrophil changes, Döhle bodies, cytoplasmic foaminess, ring-shaped nuclei, and platelet aggregation.
Hemostasis
Thrombocytosis and Macroplatelets in Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphological picture of thrombocytosis in peripheral blood smear: microscopic evaluation of platelet count and detection of macroplatelets.
Hematology
Left Shift in Leukocyte Formula: Band Neutrophils
What a left shift with neutrophilia and neutropenia means. Morphology of band neutrophils in blood smear and causes of leukocyte formula changes.
Hematology
Erythrocyte Agglutination in Cold Hemolytic Anemia
Blood smear morphology in cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia (CAIHA). Mechanisms of erythrocyte agglutination by IgM antibodies to I and i antigens.
Oncohematology
Primary Plasma Cell Leukemia with Lymphoid-Like Morphology
A case study of primary plasma cell leukemia with lymphoid-like cell morphology: blood smear, flow cytometry, and cytogenetics data.
Oncohematology
Acute Monoblastic Leukemia (AML M5): Hemogram and Blood Smear
A clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia (AML M5): hyperleukocytosis, analyzer scattergram, and blast morphology in a peripheral blood smear.