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.
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Diagnostics
Laboratory methods
Reflexive Testing in Laboratory Hematopathology
Exploring reflexive testing in hematopathology: ordering additional tests, ethics, consent, and legal risks. A look into current practices.
Laboratory methods
HemoScreen Portable Analyzer in Clinical Hematology
Comparison of the portable HemoScreen hematology analyzer with Sysmex and Beckman Coulter stationary systems in patients with blood disorders.
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.
Laboratory methods
Syllectometry: Analyzing Red Blood Cell Biomechanics and Aggregation
Principles of automated syllectometry for assessing red blood cell deformability and aggregation. Reference values and clinical significance of blood rheology.
Lab test interpretation
High Urine Specific Gravity: Hypersthenuria and Glucosuria
Measuring urine specific gravity with a urinometer: a value of 1051 with 12 mmol/L glucosuria. Causes of pronounced hypersthenuria in urine analysis.
Lab test interpretation
Fern Sign: Arborization Phenomenon of Cervical Mucus
Microscopy of cervical mucus: fern sign and arborization phenomenon in endocervical cytological smears with Papanicolaou staining.
Lab test interpretation
Muscle Fibers and Starch in Coprogram: Fecal Microscopy
Key aspects of fecal microscopy for coprograms: differential diagnosis of undigested striated muscle fibers and intracellular starch.
Parasitology
Parasitology Exercise: Identify the Ectoparasite Species
Parasitology test: identify the ectoparasite species from a macrophotograph of a female and operculated eggs on a hair. Clinical laboratory diagnostics.
Lab test interpretation
Ziehl-Neelsen Staining for Acid-Fast Bacilli in Sputum
Microscopic detection of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) in sputum smears using Ziehl-Neelsen staining for tuberculosis diagnosis. Learn key features.
Lab test interpretation
Protein Electrophoresis Case: Band Between Beta and Gamma
Clinical case study on serum protein electrophoresis: interpreting an additional fraction between beta- and gamma-globulins with total protein 72 g/L.
Parasitology
Amoebic Keratitis: Acanthamoeba Cysts in Corneal Scrape
Detection of Acanthamoeba cysts in corneal scrapes in amoebic keratitis. Features of microscopy with Gram, Romanowsky-Giemsa, and native preparations.