Lab test interpretation
Epithelial Cast with Bilirubin in Urine Sediment
Morphology of a renal tubular epithelial cell cast stained with bilirubin during urine sediment microscopy. Clinical significance.
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.
Lab test interpretation
Ammonium Biurate Crystals in Urine Sediment: Microscopy
Morphology of ammonium biurate crystals in urine sediment in a dog with liver failure after cycasin intoxication. Microscopy features.
Lab test interpretation
Feline Urine Crystals at pH 5.5: A Microscopy Challenge
Clinical case: microscopy of native feline urine sediment at pH 5.5. Identify the nature of the crystals and characteristic structures after drying.
Parasitology
Diagnosing Giardiasis: Lamblia intestinalis Cysts in Stool
A case of massive excretion of Lamblia intestinalis cysts in the stool of a 6-year-old child. Microscopic findings of a native stool sample in giardiasis.
Oncohematology
Prolimphocyte Morphology in Peripheral Blood Smears
Morphological features of prolymphocytes in peripheral blood smears and the status of B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia in the 2022 WHO classification of tumors.
Parasitology
Trichomonas Vaginalis Morphology in Gynecological Smears
Microscopic appearance of Trichomonas vaginalis in gynecological smears: features of trichomonad detection with methylene blue and Romanowsky staining.
Parasitology
Helminth Egg Identification: A Microscopic Atlas
A concise atlas of helminth egg morphology: microscopic features of Ascaris, Enterobius, Trichuris, Ancylostoma, Fasciola, Taenia, and Hymenolepis.
Hematology
Lymphocyte Morphology in Blood Smear: Hematology Exercise
A clinical laboratory hematology exercise: identify the condition not characteristic of the presented lymphocyte morphology in peripheral blood.
Parasitology
Brugia malayi Microfilariae: Morphology and Diagnosis
Morphology of Brugia malayi microfilariae in blood smear: differential diagnosis from Wuchereria bancrofti, Loa loa, and Brugia timori by sheath and tail nuclei.
Lab test interpretation
Microscopy Challenge: Cells Found in Cerebrospinal Fluid
Clinical case: CSF analysis in a 56-year-old woman with prolonged fever and positive meningeal symptoms. How to characterize the cells in the counting chamber?
Hematology
Osteoclast Morphology in Bone Marrow Aspirate
Morphological features of an osteoclast in a normal bone marrow aspirate: granular cytoplasm, multiple homogeneous nuclei with single nucleoli.
Parasitology
Microscopy of Giardia Cysts and Opisthorchis Eggs
Microscopic view of parasites under immersion: Lamblia intestinalis (Giardia) cysts and Opisthorchis felineus fluke egg. Essential for laboratory diagnostics.