Lab test interpretation
Leukocytes in Stool: Mononuclear Cell Microscopy
Morphology of leukocytes in stool. Microscopic detection of mononuclear cells and bacterial flora in a stool sample stained with methylene blue.
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
Rouleaux Formation in Multiple Myeloma
The phenomenon of rouleaux formation in a peripheral blood smear in multiple myeloma with high IgG levels. A case study from Madrid.
Lab test interpretation
Pseudomycelium in Sputum: Ziehl-Neelsen Staining
Microscopy of a sputum smear with Ziehl-Neelsen staining: detection of pseudomycelium and blastospores of yeast-like fungi against a background of squamous epithelial cells.
Lab test interpretation
Urinary Casts in Renal Failure: A Case of Massive Cylindruria
Microscopy of urine sediment: massive cylindruria in a 14-year-old patient with chronic renal failure. Morphology and diagnostic significance of casts in renal insufficiency.
Hematology
Inter-nuclear Bridges in Erythroblasts with Dyserythropoiesis
Assessment of erythroid maturation disorders in bone marrow smears: erythroblast morphology, inter-nuclear bridges, and differential diagnosis.
Lab test interpretation
Vegetable Fiber in Coprogram: Microscopic Examination
Microscopic appearance of vegetable fiber in a native stool sample. Morphological features of indigestible fiber during coprogram analysis.
Education
Laboratory Medicine Forum at MONIKI: Standards & Technologies
Join the Laboratory Medicine Forum on November 19 at MONIKI, Moscow, for discussions on standards, service organization, technology exhibition, and CME credits.
Hemostasis
Revisiting the Critical Fibrinogen Threshold in Hypofibrinogenemia
A study suggests raising the critical fibrinogen level to 1.3 g/L. In acquired deficiency, this is an independent predictor of mortality.
Hemostasis
Aspirin-Induced Platelet Dysfunction: A Clinical Case
A clinical case of hemorrhagic syndrome with normal coagulogram: diagnosing aspirin-induced platelet dysfunction using aggregometry.
Clinical cases
Liquid Cytology Exercise: SurePath Smear Evaluation
A clinical exercise in SurePath liquid cytology: identify morphological changes in cervical smear cells from a 26-year-old patient.
Lab test interpretation
Double-Tailed Spermatozoa: Morphology Assessment
Assessment of flagellar pathology in spermogram analysis: identification of double-tailed spermatozoa in a smear stained with hematoxylin and eosin.
Clinical cases
Kaposi's Sarcoma of the Skin: Cytology of a Neoplasm Scrape
Cytological examination of skin lesions in a patient with AIDS and Kaposi's sarcoma: morphology of spindle cells.