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.
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Microscopy
Lab test interpretation
Curschmann's Spirals in Sputum: COPD and Pneumonia
Microscopy of native sputum from a patient with COPD: detection of Curschmann's spirals as a sign of bronchial obstruction and mucus stagnation.
Lab test interpretation
Amyloid Bodies in Urine Sediment Microscopy
Explore the morphology of amyloid bodies in urine sediment under light microscopy. Learn about their characteristic concentric layering at 40x magnification.
Oncohematology
Blasts in Bone Marrow Aspirate in Acute Leukemia
A clinical case of acute leukemia: 40% blasts in peripheral blood and 80% blasts in bone marrow aspirate. Morphological picture of the smear under microscopy.
Lab test interpretation
Uric Acid Crystals in Complete Urinalysis
Morphology of uric acid crystals in urine sediment under microscopy. Features of detection and differential diagnosis of urates in complete urinalysis.
Clinical cases
Acid-Fast Mycobacteria in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Microscopic detection of acid-fast mycobacteria (AFB) in a bronchoalveolar lavage smear using Ziehl–Neelsen staining. A clinical case study.
Clinical cases
Cervical Cytology Smear: A Microscopy Exercise
A clinical cytology exercise: microscopy of a cervical smear from a 16-year-old patient. Test your knowledge of the morphological features of pathological cells.
Hematology
Binucleated Normoblast in Peripheral Blood Smear
A morphological finding: a binucleated normoblast in a peripheral blood smear. Features of erythroid precursor cells during microscopy.
Lab test interpretation
Epithelial Cell Vacuolization in Gynecological Flora Smear
Clinical case of flora smear microscopy: pronounced epithelial cell vacuolization, possible causes of degenerative changes and inflammation.
Hematology
Emperipolesis in Megakaryocytes: Bone Marrow Aspirate
Morphological features of emperipolesis in megakaryocytes during bone marrow aspirate microscopy. Characteristics of the phenomenon in cytological diagnostics.
Hematology
Reactive Perivascular Plasma Cells in Peripheral Blood
Morphology of reactive perivascular plasma cells in a peripheral blood smear. Wright-Giemsa stain, microscopic features of plasma cell clusters.
Clinical cases
Cytology Case Study: ThinPrep Cervical Smear
A clinical oncology cytology case: interpretation of epithelial changes in a ThinPrep liquid-based cytology smear of the cervix and vagina.