Lab test interpretation
Bladder Papilloma in Urine Sediment Microscopy
Features of urine sediment microscopy in bladder papilloma: cytological signs of transitional epithelium cell complexes at 1000x magnification.
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
Large Granular Lymphocytes in Leukopenia Blood Smear
Features of differential leukocyte count in severe leukopenia: detection of large granular lymphocytes, WDF scattergram analysis, and digital microscopy.
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Candiduria: Yeast-like Fungi and Pseudomycelium in Urine
Urine sediment microscopy in candiduria: detection of Candida yeast-like fungal spores, branching pseudomycelium, and squamous epithelial cells.
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Fecal Biomarkers in Chronic Diarrhea Diagnostics
Key fecal biomarkers for laboratory diagnosis of chronic diarrhea: markers of intestinal inflammation, infections, and malabsorption.
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Calcium Phosphate Crystals in Urine Sediment: Microscopy
Morphology of neutral calcium phosphate crystals in urine sediment: prisms and rosettes under light microscopy at 400x magnification.
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Charcot-Leyden Crystals in Stool Microscopy
Detection of Charcot-Leyden crystals in stool microscopy with Lugol's solution. Clinical significance of eosinophil breakdown products in coprograms.
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Differential Diagnosis of Cells in Sputum Smear
Clinical case: differentiation of cells in native sputum and sputum smear from a 45-year-old female patient with a focus in the right lung. Romanowsky stain.
Hemostasis
Rendu-Osler Disease: Telangiectasias and Anemia
Rendu-Osler disease: causes of endothelial insufficiency, skin and mucous membrane telangiectasias, risk of occult GI bleeding and iron deficiency anemia.
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Uric Acid Crystals in Urinalysis: Microscopy Features
Explore the morphology of uric acid crystals and hyaline casts in urine sediment microscopy, focusing on a rheumatology patient with hyperuricemia.
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Herpes Virus Cytopathic Effect in Cervical Smear
Morphological features of Herpes simplex virus (HSV) in cervical cytology: multinucleation, nuclear molding, and intranuclear inclusions.
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Synovial Fluid Cytology: Synoviocyte and Lymphocyte
Morphological features of a synoviocyte and a small lymphocyte against a background of erythrocytes during cytological examination of synovial fluid.
Oncohematology
Immunophenotyping of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
Characteristic immunophenotype in acute promyelocytic leukemia: expression of CD117, MPO, CD13, CD33 with negativity for CD34 and HLA-DR. Flow cytometry.