Lab test interpretation
Microscopy Challenge: Structures in a Female Smear
A practical microscopy exercise on a female smear stained with methylene blue. Test your skills in identifying elements in the field of view.
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
Vaginal Smear Microscopy: Fungal Mycelium in Flora Analysis
Microscopic view of a vaginal smear for flora analysis in candidiasis: prominent mycelium and pseudomycelium of Candida fungi amidst epithelial cells.
Parasitology
Ixodes Tick Eggs: Morphology Under Microscopy
Microscopic examination of Ixodes tick egg clutches. Features of parasite egg morphology under light microscopy and their identification.
Lab test interpretation
Prostate Secretion Microscopy: Lecithin Granules and Macrophages
Peculiarities of prostate gland secretion microscopy: evaluating the quantity of lecithin granules and detecting macrophages in a stained preparation.
Hematology
Neutrophil Hypersegmentation in Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Morphology of a hypersegmented neutrophil (pleokaryocyte) in a peripheral blood smear in vitamin B12 deficiency. May-Grünwald-Giemsa stain.
Hematology
Hair Loss and IDA Risk: Which Test to Order?
Clinical case: a patient complains of hair loss with normal hemoglobin. Which lab test should be ordered to assess iron metabolism?
Hematology
Algorithm for Describing Cell Morphology in Microscopy
Key criteria for describing cell morphology: assessing size, nucleo-cytoplasmic ratio, cytoplasm structure, nuclei, chromatin, and nucleoli.
Lab test interpretation
Sputum Microscopy: Macrophages and Myelin Bodies
Microscopic examination of native sputum: morphology of alveolar macrophages, myelin formations, and differential diagnosis in laboratory hematology.
Parasitology
Marked Eosinophilia in Ascariasis: A Blood Smear Case
A clinical case of marked eosinophilia in ascariasis: leukocytosis 33×10⁹/L, 52% eosinophils in the differential count, scattergram, and digital blood smear analysis.
Oncohematology
Auer Rods in Blasts in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Morphology of Auer rods in myeloblasts in AML: mechanism of formation from abnormal primary granules and cytological features of blasts.
Hematology
Mechanical Hemolytic Anemia in Paravalvular Leak
Clinical case of mechanical hemolysis after heart valve replacement: appearance of schistocytes in blood smear with paravalvular leak and diagnosis.
Parasitology
Opisthorchis Eggs in Bile During Duodenal Intubation
Microscopy of bile during duodenal intubation: detection of Opisthorchis felineus eggs to confirm the laboratory diagnosis of opisthorchiasis.