Hematology
Meningococci in Peripheral Blood Smear and Cerebrospinal Fluid
Microscopic findings of generalized meningococcal infection. Phagocytosis of diplococci by neutrophils in peripheral blood smear and CSF preparation.
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Microscopy
Lab test interpretation
Urine Microscopy Challenge: Differentiating Sediment Objects
A clinical case in urine sediment microscopy for an elderly patient with jaundice. Evaluate the morphology of structures and identify elements at 400x magnification.
Parasitology
Malaria Parasites in Blood Smears and Thick Blood Films
Microscopic diagnosis of malaria: morphology of Plasmodium stages in thin blood smears and thick blood films. Examples from archived slides.
Lab test interpretation
Charcot-Leyden Crystals in Native Sputum Preparation
Microscopy of native sputum preparation at 400x magnification: detection of numerous Charcot-Leyden crystals as a marker of eosinophilic inflammation.
Lab test interpretation
Microscopy of Gonorrhea Smears: Gram and Methylene Blue Stains
Microscopic detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in urogenital smears: features of methylene blue and Gram staining, and diplococci phagocytosis.
Clinical cases
Fungi in Gynecological Smear: A Microscopy Challenge
Large mycelial filaments found in a gynecological smear. Test your lab microscopy knowledge: identify the type of fungi by morphology in the preparation.
Clinical cases
Gonorrhea Diagnosis: Intracellular Diplococci on Gram Stain
A clinical case of intracellular diplococci detection in a Gram-stained smear. Criteria for suspected gonorrhea and formulation in the laboratory report.
Parasitology
Microscopy of Trichomonas Vaginalis in Vaginal Smears
Microscopy of Trichomonas vaginalis in stained vaginal discharge smears: morphology of protozoa amidst leukocytes and concomitant bacterial flora.
Clinical cases
Candidiasis in Pregnancy: Spores and Mycelium in Smear
Microscopic findings of vulvovaginal candidiasis in a pregnant woman: yeast spores and mycelium in a smear, methylene blue stain.
Lab test interpretation
Fungal Mycelium in Coprogram: Stool Sediment Microscopy
Microscopy of a native stool sample with Lugol's solution: detection of fungal mycelium and spores during coprological examination in a child.
Parasitology
Microscopy Challenge: Protozoa in Cat Feces
A diagnostic parasitology challenge: differentiating protozoa in a cat fecal sample using flotation and Lugol's solution staining.
Hematology
Phagocytosis of Cellular Debris by Macrophages in Pleural Fluid
Cytological image of active phagocytosis in pleural fluid: four macrophages simultaneously engulf cellular debris. Cellular morphology.