Lab test interpretation
Polyomavirus in Urine: Cytological Cell Types and Cancer Risk
Morphological cell types in polyomavirus infection in urine sediment: differential diagnosis of benign changes and urothelial carcinoma.
Tag
Urinalysis
Lab test interpretation
Spheroplasts in Urine Sediment: Microscopy and Causes
Morphology and detection of spheroplasts in urine sediment microscopy. Mechanism of cell wall-deficient bacteria formation during antibiotic therapy.
Laboratory methods
Automated Urine Test Strip Analysis: Clinitek Atlas
Principles of automated urine test strip analysis on the Clinitek Atlas analyzer: photometric reading, refractometry, and elimination of subjective errors.
Lab test interpretation
Ammonium Biurate Crystals in Dog Urine: Causes and Morphology
Explore the morphology of ammonium biurate crystals in canine urine sediment, their causes, association with liver pathologies, and breed predisposition.
Lab test interpretation
Renal Epithelial Fatty Degeneration in Urine Sediment
Morphology of renal epithelium with fatty degeneration: microscopy of urine sediment in native form and after Sudan III staining at 400x magnification.
Lab test interpretation
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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Hemosiderin in Urine Sediment: Microscopy and Perls' Reaction
Hemosiderin in urine sediment as a marker of intravascular hemolysis. Mechanism of hemosiderinuria formation, sediment microscopy, and cytochemical Perls' reaction.
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Uric Acid Crystals and Microliths in Urine Sediment
Microscopy of urine sediment: detection of uric acid crystals and large conglomerates (microliths). Features of their color, shape, and clinical significance.
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Crystalluria: Identification of Salts in Urine Sediment
A diagnostic exercise in urine sediment microscopy at 400x magnification. Identify the morphology and nature of the crystals found in the sample.
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Epithelial Cast with Bilirubin in Urine Sediment
Morphology of a renal tubular epithelial cell cast stained with bilirubin during urine sediment microscopy. Clinical significance.
Lab test interpretation
Ammonium Biurate Crystals in Urine Sediment: Microscopy
Morphology of ammonium biurate crystals in urine sediment in a dog with liver failure after cycasin intoxication. Microscopy features.
Lab test interpretation
Feline Urine Crystals at pH 5.5: A Microscopy Challenge
Clinical case: microscopy of native feline urine sediment at pH 5.5. Identify the nature of the crystals and characteristic structures after drying.