Parasitology
Microscopy of Skin Scrape in Scabies: Sarcoptes scabiei
Microscopic diagnosis of scabies: detection of a female Sarcoptes scabiei mite with an egg and larvae in a native skin scrape preparation.
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Diagnostics
Lab test interpretation
Sodium Monourate Crystals in Synovial Fluid
Microscopic examination of synovial fluid under polarized light: detecting sodium monourate crystals for laboratory diagnosis of gout.
Lab test interpretation
Yeast-Like Fungi and Mycelium in General Urine Analysis
Urine sediment microscopy: detection of pseudomycelium and budding blastospores of Candida yeast-like fungi in general urine analysis.
Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Microscopic Examination of Skin Scrape
A clinical parasitology case: diagnose and identify parasite forms observed during microscopic examination of a patient's skin scrape.
Lab test interpretation
Mycelium and Yeast Spores in Urine Sediment: Lab Diagnostics
Microscopy of urine sediment in candiduria: pseudomycelium filaments and budding yeast spores of Candida. Laboratory diagnostics of infections.
Parasitology
Microscopy of Eyelashes for Demodicosis: Demodex folliculorum Mites
Microscopic examination of eyelashes for demodicosis in an ophthalmology patient: morphology of Demodex mites in a native preparation. A clinical case.
Parasitology
Trichomonads in Urine and Vaginal Discharge of a Pregnant Woman
A clinical case of flagellated protozoa (trichomonads) found in a Nechiporenko urine test and vaginal discharge of a pregnant woman at 38-39 weeks.
Lab test interpretation
Clue Cells in Vaginal Smear: Diagnostics and Morphology
Morphology of clue cells in a gynecological vaginal smear. Signs of bacterial vaginosis, bacterial adhesion to epithelium, and laboratory diagnostics.
Lab test interpretation
Digestible Plant Fiber in Coprogram: Microscopic Features
Learn about the morphological features of digestible plant fiber during stool microscopy. Understand its clinical and diagnostic significance in coprograms.
Lab test interpretation
Starch Grains in Stool: Microscopic Picture of Amylorrhea
Microscopic detection of starch grains in stool (amylorrhea). Methylene blue stain, ×400 magnification. Assessment of carbohydrate digestion.
Parasitology
Trichomonads in Urine of an Adolescent Girl: A Case Study
A clinical case of Trichomonas detection in the urine and smear of a 15-year-old girl who denies sexual activity. Features of diagnosis and interpretation of results.
Lab test interpretation
Cholesterol Crystals in Synovial Fluid: Lab Hematology School
Microscopy of synovial fluid: detection of characteristic cholesterol crystals, appearing as plates with notched corners in chronic arthritis.