Hematology
Hematology Exercise: Erythrocyte Identification in Blood Smear
A diagnostic exercise in blood smear microscopy. Identify altered cells in a patient with hepatomegaly and jaundice. Erythrocyte morphology test.
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Microscopy
Parasitology
Cystoisospora belli Oocysts: Diagnosis of Isosporiasis
Morphological features of immature Cystoisospora belli oocysts in a stool smear. Autofluorescence of coccidia under UV light and differential diagnosis.
Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Object in Stool with HIV Infection
A diagnostic challenge in stool microscopy for an HIV-positive patient: identify a parasitic object 25–30 µm in size using three microscopy methods.
Hematology
Erythrocytes in Native Pleural Fluid Smear
Microscopy of native pleural fluid smear: detection of anisocytosis, poikilocytosis, echinocytes, and schistocytes in an anemic patient.
Lab test interpretation
Charcot-Leyden Crystals in Sputum: Microscopic Analysis
Morphology of Charcot-Leyden crystals during microscopy of a native sputum smear from a patient with chronic bronchitis. Magnification x400.
Lab test interpretation
Candidiasis in Vaginal Smear: Pseudomycelium and Blastospores
Microscopy of a vaginal smear in candidiasis: clusters of blastospores and pseudomycelial filaments of Candida yeast-like fungi. Romanowsky staining.
Lab test interpretation
Muscle Fibers and Plant Fiber in Coprogram Analysis
Fecal microscopy in coprogram: differential diagnosis of striated muscle fibers and elements of digestible and indigestible plant fiber.
Lab test interpretation
Waxy Casts in Urine Sediment Microscopy: Morphology & Diagnosis
Explore the morphology of waxy casts in urine sediment microscopy in a patient with renal failure and proteinuria. Understand their formation and diagnostic significance.
Lab test interpretation
Yeast-like Fungi and Pseudomycelium in Urine Sediment
Urine sediment microscopy in diabetes mellitus: detection of pseudomycelium and Candida yeast-like fungal spores amidst pronounced leukocyturia.
Parasitology
Ancylostomatidae Eggs in Stool: Faust Method Microscopy
Morphology of Ancylostomatidae nematode eggs during copro-ovoscopy. Detection of hookworm eggs after stool enrichment using Faust's flotation method.
Hematology
Bacteria and Fungi in Blood Smears: Sepsis or Artifact?
How to distinguish true bacteremia in sepsis from blood smear contamination and staining artifacts. Analysis of microscopic findings and fungal spores.
Parasitology
Differential Diagnosis of Cestode Eggs in Cats
Microscopic examination of a cat's tapeworm proglottid: morphology of cestode eggs, differential diagnosis of Dipylidium caninum and taeniids.