Hematology
Reticulocytes: Supravital Staining and Clinical Significance
Morphology of reticulocytes, methods of supravital blood smear staining, reference ranges, causes of reticulocytosis and reticulocytopenia in clinical practice.
Tag
Blood Smear
Hemostasis
Thrombocytosis and Giant Platelets in Complete Blood Count
A clinical case of severe thrombocytosis (PLT 1152×10^9/L) in a 41-year-old patient: analyzer printout and giant platelets in a peripheral blood smear.
Hematology
Leukocyte Mitosis in Peripheral Blood Smear: A Case Study
Discovering leukocyte mitosis in peripheral blood: a clinical case in an ARVI patient, microscopic findings, and reporting considerations.
Hematology
Blood Smear in Hereditary Spherocytosis: Morphological Features
Morphological features of a blood smear in hereditary spherocytosis: microspherocytes, anisocytosis, Howell-Jolly bodies, and basophilic stippling of erythrocytes.
Hematology
Platelet Assessment in Blood Smear with Severe Anemia
Why platelets in a blood smear appear elevated in severe anemia: a clinical case analysis of a patient with Sjögren's disease and hematology analyzer data.
Parasitology
Babesiosis (Piroplasmosis): Detecting Babesia in Blood Smears
Microscopy of blood smears in babesiosis (piroplasmosis): paired pear-shaped Babesia inclusions in erythrocytes, thrombocytopenia, and cytolysis in blood tests.
Oncohematology
Blasts in Peripheral Blood Smear with Pancytopenia
A clinical case of pancytopenia: anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, and the detection of 19% blasts in a blood smear. Morphology of blast cells in leukemia.
Hematology
Proerythroblast: Morphological Features of the Cell
Morphological criteria of proerythroblasts: nucleus structure, delicate reticular chromatin, nucleoli, and basophilic cytoplasm of erythroid cells.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Blast Morphology in Blood Smear
A clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia: cytopenia, marked leukocytosis, and morphological features of blast cells in a peripheral blood smear.
Hematology
Secondary Erythremia: Howell-Jolly Bodies in Blood Smear
A case of secondary erythremia in a male patient: microcytosis, Howell-Jolly bodies in erythrocytes, and evaluation of hematology analyzer histograms and numerical parameters.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia M4: Blast Morphology in Blood
A clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia (AML M4): morphology of blasts in peripheral blood, pancytopenia, and analyzer printout.
Hematology
Severe Pancytopenia & Barr Body in Blood Smear
A clinical case of pancytopenia: analyzer printout and blood smear showing marked aniso-poikilocytosis and a Barr body in a segmented neutrophil.