Hematology
Dacryocytosis in Blood Smear with Oxidative Anemia
Morphology of tear-drop cells (dacryocytes) in a peripheral blood smear from a patient with oxidative anemia after splenectomy.
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
Clue Cells in Gynecological Vaginal Smear for Flora
Morphology of clue cells in a vaginal smear for flora in bacterial vaginosis. Microscopic features of epithelial cells adsorbed with bacteria.
Laboratory methods
Dermatophyte Diagnosis: Spore Type in Hair & Wood's Lamp
Differential diagnosis of dermatophytes: spore location in hair (ectothrix, endothrix) and fluorescence characteristics under Wood's lamp. Essential for lab professionals.
Education
Goryaev Chamber Cell Counting: An Interactive Simulator
The online school launches an interactive simulator for counting blood cells in the Goryaev chamber for laboratory diagnostics specialists.
Laboratory methods
Papanicolaou Stain in Cervical Oncocytology
Key aspects of Papanicolaou staining (Pap test) in oncocytology: evaluating cervical epithelial maturation, tinctorial properties, and atypical cell detection.
Lab test interpretation
Yeast-like Fungi in Stool: Coprogram Microscopy
Microscopic examination of stool during coprogram: detection and morphology of budding yeast-like fungal cells stained with methylene blue.
Lab test interpretation
Amyloid Bodies in Urine Sediment Microscopy
Explore the morphology of amyloid bodies in urine sediment under light microscopy. Learn about their characteristic concentric layering at 40x magnification.
Laboratory methods
Pre-analytical Stage of COVID-19 PCR Diagnostics
Learn about the pre-analytical stage for COVID-19 PCR diagnostics, including biomaterial collection, based on WHO and test system manufacturer recommendations.
Lab test interpretation
Calcium Oxalate Crystal Forms in Urine Sediment
Microscopy of urine sediment: typical and atypical forms of calcium oxalate crystals. Features of laboratory identification of crystalluria in urinalysis.
Lab test interpretation
Pediatric Stool Microscopy: Interpreting a Specimen
A clinical case study on coprogram analysis: help interpret inclusions in a stool specimen from a one-year-old child. Microscopic findings.
Hematology
Megaloblastic Hematopoiesis in Bone Marrow
Clinical case: morphological signs of megaloblastic erythropoiesis, giant neutrophils, and nuclear hypersegmentation in a bone marrow smear.
Parasitology
Dipylidiasis: Microscopy of Dipylidium caninum Egg Cocoons
Morphological features of cucumber tapeworm (Dipylidium caninum) egg cocoons in a native stool sample during microscopic diagnosis of dipylidiasis.