Laboratory methods
Blood Compatibility Test Error Before Transfusion
A clinical case of an error in immunohematology: incorrect donor blood compatibility test leading to acute hemolytic transfusion reaction.
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
Auer Rods in Blasts in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia in a 15-year-old teenager: Auer rods in blasts, pancytopenia, leukocytosis, and analyzer scattergram.
Hematology
Bone Marrow Cell Morphology: Promyelocyte and Macrophage
Cytological picture of bone marrow aspirate: identification of promyelocyte, eosinophilic myelocyte, and phagocytosing macrophage by light microscopy.
Clinical cases
Cytological Diagnosis of Nocardiosis in a Cat
A clinical case of suspected nocardiosis in a cat: cytology of a mediastinal granuloma, Romanowsky negative staining, and bacterial acid-fastness.
Lab test interpretation
Uric Acid Crystals in Urine Sediment Microscopy
Morphology of uric acid crystals in urine sediment. Microscopic view of crystalluria with acidic urine reaction at 100x and 400x magnification.
Oncohematology
Hairy Cell Leukemia: Tricholeukocytes on Scattergram
Localization of tricholeukocytes in variant hairy cell leukemia on a light scatter diagram and morphology of hairy cells in a blood smear.
Parasitology
Feline Toxocariasis: Morphology of Toxocara Cati Helminths and Eggs
A clinical case of toxocariasis: detection of Toxocara cati nematodes and their characteristic pitted-shell eggs in a kitten's feces during microscopy.
Lab test interpretation
Prostate Secretion Candidiasis: Blastospores and Pseudomycelium
Microscopy of prostate secretion in mycosis: detection of budding blastospores and pseudomycelial filaments of fungi, Romanowsky stain.
Parasitology
Enterobius vermicularis Eggs in Microscopy
Microscopy in enterobiasis: morphology of Enterobius vermicularis eggs, characteristic asymmetrical shell shape, and larva detection in the sample.
Hematology
Hemophagocytosis in Pleural Fluid: Sediment Microscopy
Microscopic detection of hemophagocytosis in pleural fluid. Morphological signs of blood cell phagocytosis by macrophages in a cytological preparation.
Clinical cases
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Cytological Features and Diagnosis
Explore the cytological signs of papillary thyroid carcinoma: papillary structures, hyperchromatic nuclear crowding, and intranuclear inclusions in biopsy samples.
Lab test interpretation
Uroscopy in the History of Laboratory Urine Diagnostics
The history of urine analysis: from Sumerian tablets and ancient uroscopy to visual assessment of biomaterial in a flask and the establishment of laboratory medicine.