Hematology
Cold Agglutination in Complete Blood Count: A Case Study
A case of cold agglutination: false MCHC elevation, sample appearance in tube and microscopy, and parameter correction after 37°C incubation.
Tag
Erythrocytes
Hematology
Erythrocyte Morphology in Thalassemia and Hemoglobinopathies
Peripheral blood smears in beta-thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, and hemoglobinopathies C and E: HbC crystals, sickle and target cells.
Hematology
Howell-Jolly Bodies in Blood Smear: Hematology Case
Laboratory hematology test: select the conditions in which a large number of Howell-Jolly bodies are found in a peripheral blood smear.
Hematology
Bone Marrow as a Hematopoietic Organ: History of Discovery
Explore the history of hematopoiesis: Ernst Neumann's 1868 discovery of bone marrow's role and Mikhail Arinkin's 1928 introduction of in vivo bone marrow puncture.
Laboratory methods
Indirect Coombs Test: Reaction Setup Diagram
Diagram of the indirect Coombs test (indirect antiglobulin test): detection of circulating incomplete antibodies to red blood cells and agglutination mechanism.
Hematology
Blood Group Determination on the Shroud of Turin
Laboratory findings on blood traces from the Shroud of Turin: hemoglobin detection, determination of blood group AB (IV), and DNA analysis.
Hematology
Secondary Erythrocytosis in Heart Defect: Hemoglobin 258 g/L
A clinical case of severe secondary erythrocytosis in a patient with a heart defect: hemoglobin level 258 g/L, hematocrit 76%, and erythrocytes 7.60×10¹²/L.
Hematology
Erythrocyte Morphology: Poikilocytosis and Anisocytosis Types
An illustrated atlas of erythrocyte morphology: main forms of poikilocytes and variants of anisocytosis in peripheral blood smear microscopy.
Hematology
Acanthocytes in Blood Smear with Alcoholic Liver Disease
Erythrocyte morphology in alcoholic liver disease: detection of acanthocytes in peripheral blood smear, structural features, and diagnostic significance.
Hematology
Erythrocyte Agglutination and Spurious MCHC Elevation
Erythrocyte agglutination in cryoglobulinemia: blood smear morphology, spurious MCHC elevation, and artifactual RBC count reduction in CBC.
Hematology
Blister Cells and Pyknocytes: Erythrocyte Morphology
Morphological features of blister cells (pyknocytes) in a blood smear. Causes of appearance in G6PD deficiency, infections, and pyknocytosis.
Lab test interpretation
Hematuria Differential Diagnosis: An Algorithmic Approach
An algorithm for the differential diagnosis of hematuria in pediatrics and nephrology: identifying causes of erythrocyturia, glomerulonephritis, UTIs, and hereditary nephropathies.