Hematology
Hematology Exercise: Cell Identification in Blood Smear
A clinical case study on peripheral blood microscopy for an 84-year-old female patient: help classify atypical cells in the leukocyte differential count.
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
Morphology of Lymphoid Cells in a Blood Smear
Morphological features of lymphoid cells: reactive lymphocytes, prolymphocytes, hairy cells, and lymphoblasts under microscopy.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Blasts in Peripheral Blood Smear
A clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia: 91% blasts in peripheral blood, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and myeloblast morphology in the smear.
Lab test interpretation
Urinary Casts in Diabetes Mellitus: Morphology and Significance
Microscopy of urine sediment from a diabetic patient: various types of casts in proteinuria, their morphological features, and clinical significance.
Oncohematology
Hairy Cell Leukemia: Cell Morphology in Blood Smear
Morphological features of hairy lymphocytes in a peripheral blood smear from a 58-year-old patient with suspected hairy cell leukemia.
Lab test interpretation
Curschmann Spirals in Sputum Analysis: Diagnostic Value
Curschmann spirals in native sputum microscopy: formation mechanism, microphotographs, and clinical significance in bronchial asthma.
Hematology
Binucleated Megaloblast in Bone Marrow Aspirate
Morphological features of a binucleated megaloblast in bone marrow aspirate in pernicious anemia: chromatin structure and nuclear envelope.
Laboratory methods
Candida in Skin Scrapings from Candidal Intertrigo
Microscopy of skin scrapings with 20% KOH in intertriginous dermatitis: detection of Candida pseudomycelia and budding cells in skin folds.
Lab test interpretation
Differential Diagnosis of Transudates and Exudates
Criteria for differential diagnosis of transudates and exudates: density, protein, Rivalta test, LDH activity, cholesterol, and cytological composition of effusions.
Oncohematology
Plasma Cells in Bone Marrow in Myeloma
Morphology of plasma cells in bone marrow aspirate in an 85-year-old female patient with anemia and high ESR, suspected of multiple myeloma.
Hematology
Heinz Bodies: Cytochemical Detection in Erythrocytes
Morphology of Heinz bodies in erythrocytes with supravital Nile blue sulfate staining. Causes of formation: enzymopathies and unstable hemoglobin.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia with inv(16): Blood Smear Signs
Morphological features of peripheral blood cells in AML with chromosome 16 inversion: eosinophil dysplasia, promonocytes, and neutrophil hypogranulation.