Parasitology
Trichomoniasis: Trichomonas vaginalis in a Flora Smear
Laboratory diagnosis of trichomoniasis: morphological features of Trichomonas vaginalis during microscopy of a urogenital tract flora smear.
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Microscopy
Lab test interpretation
Candida Pseudomycelium in Vaginal Flora Smear
Microscopic image of candidiasis in a vaginal smear: detection of Candida pseudomycelium and budding cells during flora smear microscopy.
Lab test interpretation
Urine Sediment Microscopy: Candida Fungi Elements
Detection of yeast-like fungi elements (mycelium and budding cells) during urine sediment microscopy. Clinical and diagnostic significance of candiduria.
Hematology
LE Cells in Blood Smear in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Morphology of LE cells (lupus erythematosus cells) in SLE: detection of neutrophils with phagocytosed nuclear material in a blood smear by microscopy.
Lab test interpretation
Urine Sediment Microscopy: Identifying Cast Types
A clinical question on urine sediment microscopy. Evaluate the morphology of cylindrical formations and perform differential diagnosis of the elements.
Hematology
Promyelocyte Morphology in Blood Smears: Key Features
Microscopic view of a promyelocyte: nuclear, cytoplasmic, and primary azurophilic granulation characteristics in a blood smear.
Lab test interpretation
Microscopy Challenge: Identifying Salts in Urine Sediment
An interactive clinical microscopy challenge: help identify salt crystals found during a patient's urine sediment examination.
Lab test interpretation
Clue Cells in Vaginal Smear for Flora: A Microscopic View
Microscopic image of a vaginal smear showing clue cells with abundant bacterial adhesion, characteristic of bacterial vaginosis. Learn more about this diagnostic finding.
Hematology
Microscopy Exercise: Cells in a Peripheral Blood Smear
Clinical laboratory diagnostics exercise: identify the cells in a peripheral blood smear next to an apoptotic neutrophil. Microscopy practice.
Lab test interpretation
Microflora Assessment in Smear: Diplococci and Trichomonads
Analysis of microflora microscopic image: differential diagnosis of microorganisms, suspected trichomonads and gonococci in women.
Clinical cases
Cytological Features of Chlamydial Conjunctivitis
Microscopy of conjunctival scraping in confirmed chlamydial conjunctivitis: cytomorphology of epithelial cells and intracellular inclusions.
Hematology
Heart-Shaped Nucleus Cell: Morphology and Significance
We examine the morphology of a cell with a heart-shaped nucleus in a microphotograph. We discuss possible causes of this nuclear shape and its diagnostic significance in hematology.