Lab test interpretation
Urine Sediment Cytology: Atypical Cells in Renal Tumor
Clinical case of renal tumor detection via urine sediment cytology: discovery of atypical cell complexes during microscopy after Romanowsky staining.
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Microscopy
Lab test interpretation
Fatty Casts in Urine: Sediment Microscopy and Diagnosis
Learn about the microscopy of fatty casts in urine sediment: formation from renal epithelial cells, differential diagnosis, and clinical significance.
Lab test interpretation
Intracellular Starch in Coprogram: Fecal Microscopy
Microscopy of intracellular starch in feces at different stages of digestion. Evaluation of starch granules in native and Lugol's solution preparations.
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Böttcher's Crystals in Prostatic Secretion: A Case Study
Microscopy of prostatic secretion reveals Böttcher's crystals (spermine phosphate) in a 65-year-old man with chronic prostatitis. Learn more about their formation.
Lab test interpretation
Coprology Challenge: Spindle-Shaped Objects in Cat Feces
A clinical case in fecal microscopy: identify the nature of spindle-shaped, pointed structures, approximately 100 µm long, found in a cat's fecal sample.
Hematology
Morphology of Vacuolated Plasma Cells in Blood Smears
Morphological features of plasma cells in blood smears: eccentric nucleus, basophilic cytoplasm with pronounced lacy vacuolization.
Clinical cases
Microscopy Challenge: Spindle-Shaped Structures on Hair
A diagnostic microscopy challenge: how to differentiate spindle-shaped structures on hair – hair scales or pathogenic fungal macroconidia.
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Intracellular Diplococci in Urethral Smear: Gonorrhea Diagnosis
Microscopic view of a male urethral smear in gonorrhea: pronounced leukocytosis and phagocytosis of kidney-shaped diplococci (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) by neutrophils.
Parasitology
Trichomoniasis in a Vaginal Smear During Pregnancy
Microscopic findings of trichomoniasis in a gynecological smear from a pregnant patient: detection of Trichomonas vaginalis and assessment of leukocyte reaction.
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Coniophages and Alveolar Macrophages in Sputum Microscopy
Morphology of alveolar macrophages (coniophages) in native sputum smears: phagocytosis of coal dust, soot, and pigments during microscopic analysis.
Hematology
Leukocyte Morphology in Blood Smear: A Diagnostic Challenge
A clinical case study in laboratory hematology: identify the disease characterized by the cells presented in the blood smear microphotographs.
Lab test interpretation
Candida Fungi in Gynecological Flora Smear
Microscopic view of candidiasis: detection of Candida blastospores in a stained flora smear during gynecological discharge examination.