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Polymorphic Rod Flora in Gynecological Smear Microscopy
Microscopic view of a gynecological smear for flora: squamous epithelial cells and polymorphic rod flora during vaginal discharge microscopy.
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Diagnostics
Oncohematology
Hematology Exercise: Blast Cell Adhesion Membrane Proteins
A laboratory hematology test: which blast cell membrane protein is responsible for their intercellular adhesion? Test your knowledge.
Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Helminths from the Small Intestine
A parasitology case: helminths were removed from the small intestine during endoscopy. Identify the parasite species by macroscopic appearance and oral capsule structure.
Parasitology
Microscopy Exercise: Identify the Finding in a Stool Smear
A clinical laboratory diagnostics exercise: microscopy of a native stool smear from a 28-year-old woman. Try to identify the object found in the photo.
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Intracellular Starch in Coprogram: Fecal Microscopy
Microscopy of intracellular starch in feces at different stages of digestion. Evaluation of starch granules in native and Lugol's solution preparations.
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Coprology Challenge: Spindle-Shaped Objects in Cat Feces
A clinical case in fecal microscopy: identify the nature of spindle-shaped, pointed structures, approximately 100 µm long, found in a cat's fecal sample.
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Intracellular Diplococci in Urethral Smear: Gonorrhea Diagnosis
Microscopic view of a male urethral smear in gonorrhea: pronounced leukocytosis and phagocytosis of kidney-shaped diplococci (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) by neutrophils.
Lab test interpretation
Sperm Morphology: Evaluation Criteria and Spermac Staining
Sperm morphology evaluation criteria by Kruger and WHO. Ejaculate staining with Spermac Stain kit, differentiating head, neck, and flagellum pathologies.
Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Identifying Helminth Eggs Under Microscope
A diagnostic challenge in parasitology: identify the helminth species based on eggs observed in a microscopic preparation. A practical exercise in laboratory microscopy.
Lab test interpretation
Saliva Crystallization: The Fern Sign in Ovulation
The phenomenon of saliva crystallization and the fern sign on microscopy of a native smear: connection with estrogen levels and ovulation detection.
Lab test interpretation
Triple Phosphate Crystals in Coprogram: Microscopic Analysis
Discovering triple phosphate (struvite) crystals during stool microscopy. Diagnostic significance of triple phosphates in coprogram, native preparation.
Parasitology
Henneguya zschokkei Spore Morphology in Fish Henneguya Disease
Morphological identification of Henneguya zschokkei spores in salmonid henneguya disease: smear microscopy, pathogen characteristics, and veterinary sanitary expertise.