Parasitology
Demodex folliculorum Mite: Microscopy and Morphology
Structural features and microscopy of the follicular mite Demodex folliculorum. Laboratory diagnosis of demodicosis in humans and animals.
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Microscopy
Lab test interpretation
Acyclovir Crystals and Calcium Oxalates in Urine
Acyclovir crystals in urine sediment by microscopy and automated analyzer. Morphology of needle-shaped crystals and differential diagnosis.
Lab test interpretation
Amyloid Bodies in Prostate Secretion: Microscopic View
Morphology of amyloid bodies in native prostate gland secretion: concentric layering and clinical significance of the finding during microscopy.
Hematology
Microscopy Exercise: Single Cell in Blood Smear
A clinical hematology exercise: tactics for a clinical laboratory diagnostics physician upon finding a single atypical cell in a blood smear from a cytopenic patient.
Lab test interpretation
Waxy Casts in Urine Sediment: Morphology and Microscopy
Detection of waxy casts in native urine sediment with proteinuria. Limitations of automated analyzers and the importance of manual sediment microscopy.
Clinical cases
Cytology Case: Endometrial Hyperplasia Picture
A clinical cytology case: a patient with a history of endometrial hyperplasia undergoes microscopic examination. How to formulate the correct conclusion?
Parasitology
Microscopic Diagnosis of Enterobiasis: Pinworm Eggs
Key features for microscopic identification of Enterobius vermicularis eggs in a perianal swab: asymmetric shape and helminth eggshell morphology.
Parasitology
Microsporidia: Spore Morphology in Corneal Section
Morphology and microscopic identification of microsporidia spores in corneal sections. Giemsa stain, polar tube extrusion, and main causative agents.
Parasitology
Trichomonas Vaginalis Microscopy in Vaginal Smears
Microscopic detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in vaginal smears. Learn about the morphological features of these protozoa and their differential diagnosis.
Parasitology
Moniliformis moniliformis Egg: Morphology and Diagnosis
Laboratory diagnosis of moniliformiasis: morphology of the Moniliformis moniliformis acanthocephalan egg, human infection routes, and clinical manifestations of the invasion.
Parasitology
Trichomonas vaginalis in Gynecological Vaginal Smear
Microscopic view of trichomoniasis: identification of Trichomonas vaginalis, leukocyte reaction, and flora characteristics in a stained smear.
Hematology
Proerythroblasts or Plasmacytes: A Feline Blood Smear Case
A hematology clinical case: differentiating basophilic mononuclear cells in a peripheral blood smear from a cat with severe macrocytic anemia.