Lab test interpretation
Acyclovir Crystals and Calcium Oxalates in Urine
Acyclovir crystals in urine sediment by microscopy and automated analyzer. Morphology of needle-shaped crystals and differential diagnosis.
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
Hairy Lymphocyte Morphology in Peripheral Blood Smear
A clinical case of hairy lymphocytes detected in a peripheral blood smear from a primary patient with pronounced leukocytosis up to 151×10⁹/L.
Lab test interpretation
Amyloid Bodies in Prostate Secretion: Microscopic View
Morphology of amyloid bodies in native prostate gland secretion: concentric layering and clinical significance of the finding during microscopy.
Oncohematology
Cup-like Blasts with Cup-shaped Nuclei in Blood Smear
Clinical case: morphology of cup-like blasts with cup-shaped nuclei in a peripheral blood smear from a 65-year-old female patient with acute leukemia.
Oncohematology
Monocytic Cell Morphology in Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Criteria for differentiating monoblasts, promonocytes, and dysplastic monocytes in a blood smear in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML).
Hematology
Microscopy Exercise: Single Cell in Blood Smear
A clinical hematology exercise: tactics for a clinical laboratory diagnostics physician upon finding a single atypical cell in a blood smear from a cytopenic patient.
Laboratory methods
Leishman and Giemsa Staining of Blood and Bone Marrow Smears
Comparison of Leishman and Giemsa staining methods for blood and bone marrow smears in acute and chronic leukemias, MDS, and other hematological pathologies.
Parasitology
Microfilariae in Pericardial Effusion with Cardiac Tamponade
Clinical case of microfilariae detection in pericardial fluid in a dog with cardiac tamponade. Cytological examination of pericardial aspirate.
Lab test interpretation
Waxy Casts in Urine Sediment: Morphology and Microscopy
Detection of waxy casts in native urine sediment with proteinuria. Limitations of automated analyzers and the importance of manual sediment microscopy.
Hematology
Boa Inclusion Body Disease (BIBD): Lymphocyte in Smear
Morphology of a lymphocyte with a viral cytoplasmic inclusion in Boa Inclusion Body Disease (BIBD), along with reptile erythrocytes and thrombocytes in a blood smear.
Hematology
Megaloblasts in Blood Smear with Macrocytic Anemia
A clinical case of severe macrocytic anemia: neutrophil hypersegmentation and megaloblasts in peripheral blood, Sysmex XN analyzer parameters.
Laboratory methods
Cervical Cytology Errors in SurePath Preparations
Analysis of false-negative SurePath liquid cytology results: morphological features of HSIL, adenocarcinoma in situ, and endometrial cancer.