Parasitology
Helminth Egg Morphology: Diphyllobothrium, Fasciola, Ascaris
Microscopic identification of parasite eggs in stool: morphological features of Diphyllobothrium latum, Fasciola hepatica, and unfertilized Ascaris eggs.
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Diagnostics
Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Identifying Larva in Stool Sample
Clinical parasitology case: identify the parasite species from a microphotograph of a 60 µm egg with an emerging larva in a native stool sample from a child.
Laboratory methods
Dicentromeric Chromosome: Definition and Formation Mechanism
What is a dicentric (dic) in cytogenetics? Structural features of a dicentric chromosome with two centromeres and translocation mechanisms.
Parasitology
Morphology of Diphyllobothrium latum (Broad Tapeworm)
Explore the morphology of Diphyllobothrium latum: macroscopic view of the strobila, rosette-shaped uterus with eggs in mature proglottids, and the scolex of the broad tapeworm under the microscope.
Parasitology
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: Morphology of Leishmania major and Diagnostics
A clinical case of cutaneous leishmaniasis in an 18-year-old patient: detection of Leishmania major by PCR, smear microscopy of the ulcer, and cytomorphology of amastigotes.
Laboratory methods
Karyotyping: Cytogenetic Analysis of Chromosomes
Cytogenetic study and karyotyping: detection of t(9;22) translocation in CML and trisomy 21 on metaphase plates.
Lab test interpretation
Saliva Fern Sign for Ovulation Detection: Microscopic View
Evaluating the fern sign phenomenon in dried saliva for ovulation detection: microscopic images during fertile and non-fertile days of the menstrual cycle.
Laboratory methods
Laboratory Diagnostics of Filamentous Fungi
Methods for laboratory diagnosis of invasive mycoses: microscopy, culture of biopsies and BAL, sticky tape and pie slice methods.
Laboratory methods
ADVIA Centaur Reagent Instructions: A Hematology School Guide
A collection of official instructions for reagent kits used with the Siemens ADVIA Centaur immunochemistry analyzer. Essential guides for clinical diagnostic laboratory staff.
Lab test interpretation
Neutral Fat in Stool: Microscopy in Steatorrhea
Microscopic appearance of neutral fat in stool in steatorrhea: comparison of native preparation and methylene blue staining in coprogram.
Laboratory methods
Aspergillus niger Identification: Colony Morphology
Cultivation and micromorphology of Aspergillus niger: colony growth on Sabouraud agar and conidiophore structure under microscopy.
Lab test interpretation
Uroscopy in the History of Laboratory Urine Diagnostics
The history of urine analysis: from Sumerian tablets and ancient uroscopy to visual assessment of biomaterial in a flask and the establishment of laboratory medicine.