Parasitology
Trichomonas Vaginalis in Urogenital Smears: Morphology & Detection
Learn the morphology of Trichomonas vaginalis during microscopy of stained urogenital smears, including criteria for detection and the cytological picture.
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Microscopy
Lab test interpretation
Iodophilic Flora in Coprogram with Lugol's Stain
Morphology of iodophilic flora in coprogram: staining with Lugol's solution in a stool sample. Detection of large cocci and small rods by microscopy.
Hemostasis
History of Platelet Discovery: Alfred Donné's Contribution
Explore the discovery of platelets through Alfred Donné's 1842 microscopic research, detailing the third blood element and anucleated platelet morphology.
Lab test interpretation
Iodophilic Flora in Stool: Clostridia on Microscopy
Morphological features of iodophilic flora in coprogram: large clostridia in stool sample, free and inside digestible fiber.
Lab test interpretation
Plant Pollen in Urine Sediment: A Microscopy Artifact
Microscopy of urine sediment: identifying aster pollen as an incidental sample artifact. Morphological features of pollen grains at 400x magnification.
Lab test interpretation
Starch and Digestible Fiber in Coprogram Analysis
Microscopic examination of stool with Lugol's solution: detection of intracellular starch in digestible plant fiber in amylorrhea.
Parasitology
Pinworm Eggs (Enterobius vermicularis) in Urine Sediment
Morphology of colorless, asymmetrical Enterobius vermicularis eggs during urine sediment microscopy. Laboratory diagnosis of enterobiasis.
Lab test interpretation
Starch Grains in Feces: Microscopic Coprogram Analysis
Morphology of starch grains in microscopic stool examination. Detection of amylorrhea in coprogram: diagnostic features and micrograph.
Parasitology
Ascaridosis Diagnostics: Ascaris lumbricoides Egg Forms
Laboratory diagnosis of ascaridosis: morphology of adult Ascaris lumbricoides, fertilized, unfertilized, and decorticated eggs in stool.
Hematology
Erythroblastic Islands in Bone Marrow Smears
Morphology of erythroblastic islands in bone marrow smears: structure of erythroid rosettes around a macrophage, differentiation of erythroid cells.
Laboratory methods
Sperm Viability Assessment: Blom's Eosin-Nigrosin Stain
Methodology for assessing sperm viability using Blom's eosin-nigrosin stain in a spermogram: differentiating live and dead cells.
Lab test interpretation
Striated Muscle Fibers in Coprogram: Diagnostic Value
Morphology of undigested striated muscle fibers in a native stool sample. Diagnostic significance of creatorrhea in coprogram analysis.