Lab test interpretation
Striated Muscle Fibers in Coprogram: Diagnostic Value
Morphology of undigested striated muscle fibers in a native stool sample. Diagnostic significance of creatorrhea in coprogram analysis.
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
Calcium Oxalate Crystals in Urine Sediment Microscopy
Urine sediment microscopy reveals a mucus thread encrusted with calcium oxalate dihydrate crystals. Learn about crystalluria features at acidic urine pH.
Education
Interactive Blood Cell Morphology Trainer
Online blood cell morphology trainer: test your skill in identifying leukocytes and reactive lymphocytes in a peripheral blood smear in 60 seconds.
Laboratory methods
Preanalytical Stage of Urinalysis: Collection and Delivery Rules
The importance of the preanalytical stage in general urinalysis: rules for biomaterial collection, transportation conditions to the laboratory, and common errors.
Parasitology
Schistosoma mansoni: Egg Morphology and Diagnosis
Features of the helminth Schistosoma mansoni, the causative agent of intestinal schistosomiasis. Morphological signs of eggs with a lateral spine under microscopy.
Lab test interpretation
Reactive Mesothelium in Cytology of Serous Effusions
Cytological features of reactive mesothelium in effusions: polymorphism, binucleated cells, mitotic figures, and staining characteristics.
Education
Blood and Bone Marrow Cytomorphology: Case Studies
Practical analysis of hematological cases: morphology of blood and bone marrow cells, plasmablasts, cryoglobulinemia, and hemolytic anemia.
Laboratory methods
Sperm Viability Assessment: Blom's Eosin-Nigrosin Stain
Methodology for assessing sperm viability using Blom's eosin-nigrosin stain in a spermogram: differentiating live and dead cells.
Lab test interpretation
Yeast Fungi in Coprogram: Mycelium and Spores
Microscopic examination of stool with Lugol's solution: detection of mycelial filaments and clusters of yeast spores in a child with COVID-19.
Lab test interpretation
Starch and Digestible Fiber in Coprogram Analysis
Microscopic examination of stool with Lugol's solution: detection of intracellular starch in digestible plant fiber in amylorrhea.
Lab test interpretation
Psammoma Bodies in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Psammoma bodies in a cytological preparation of papillary thyroid carcinoma: microscopic features, hematoxylin and eosin stain.
Clinical cases
Hürthle Cells in Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Cytology
Cytological features of Hashimoto's thyroiditis on fine-needle aspiration of the thyroid gland: Hürthle cell clusters with atypia amidst scattered lymphocytes.