Hematology
Hematology Exercise: Cell Identification in Blood Smear
A clinical case study on peripheral blood microscopy for an 84-year-old female patient: help classify atypical cells in the leukocyte differential count.
Tag
Differential Diagnosis
Parasitology
Helminth Egg Identification: A Microscopic Atlas
A concise atlas of helminth egg morphology: microscopic features of Ascaris, Enterobius, Trichuris, Ancylostoma, Fasciola, Taenia, and Hymenolepis.
Hematology
Lymphocyte Morphology in Blood Smear: Hematology Exercise
A clinical laboratory hematology exercise: identify the condition not characteristic of the presented lymphocyte morphology in peripheral blood.
Parasitology
Brugia malayi Microfilariae: Morphology and Diagnosis
Morphology of Brugia malayi microfilariae in blood smear: differential diagnosis from Wuchereria bancrofti, Loa loa, and Brugia timori by sheath and tail nuclei.
Laboratory methods
Cytological Criteria for Malignancy in Tumors
Key cytological criteria of malignancy: anisocytosis, anisokaryosis, atypical mitoses, nuclear polymorphism, and cell cannibalism in microscopy.
Lab test interpretation
Coproscopy Exercise: Round Formations in Stool Samples
A diagnostic exercise in stool microscopy. Evaluate native smear, as well as samples with Sudan III and Lugol's solution for structure identification.
Parasitology
Morphology of Trematodes: Clonorchis, Opisthorchis, Fasciola
Comparative morphology of trematodes: Clonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis viverrini, Fasciola hepatica, and Paragonimus westermani on microscopic slides.
Hematology
Monocyte vs. Band Neutrophil in a Blood Smear
Criteria for differential diagnosis of band neutrophils and monocytes in peripheral blood: features of nuclear structure, chromatin, and cytoplasm.
Clinical cases
Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Cytological Features
A clinical case of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma with rhabdoid cells in aspirate: cytology and immunohistochemistry in differential diagnosis.
Hematology
Microscopy Exercise: Single Cell in Blood Smear
A clinical hematology exercise: tactics for a clinical laboratory diagnostics physician upon finding a single atypical cell in a blood smear from a cytopenic patient.
Clinical cases
Cytology Case: Endometrial Hyperplasia Picture
A clinical cytology case: a patient with a history of endometrial hyperplasia undergoes microscopic examination. How to formulate the correct conclusion?
Clinical cases
Urothelial Carcinoma in Pleural Effusion: Cytology
A case of metastatic urothelial carcinoma in pleural fluid: cell morphology with vacuolization, immunocytochemistry, and differential diagnosis.