Lab test interpretation
Pollen in Urine Sediment: Differentiating from Parasites
Microscopy of urine sediment: differential diagnosis of plant pollen from protozoan cysts and helminth eggs. Artifacts in general urine analysis.
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Parasites
Parasitology
Dicrocoelium lanceatum Eggs in Stool: Diagnosing Dicrocoeliosis
Morphological features of Dicrocoelium lanceatum eggs during microscopy of native stool samples. Essential for diagnosing dicrocoeliosis.
Parasitology
Diagnostic Challenge: Nematode Identification in Fecal Smear
Case study of mobile microscopic nematodes found in the feces of a 17-year-old teenager. Identify the helminth species based on morphological features.
Parasitology
Entamoeba histolytica/dispar Trophozoites in Coprogram
Morphology of Entamoeba histolytica/dispar trophozoites during coprogram microscopy. Stool smear preparations stained with Romanowsky stain.
Parasitology
Varroa Destructor Mite: The Causative Agent of Bee Varroosis
Morphological identification of the Varroa destructor mite under the microscope. Structural features of the causative agent of bee varroosis in veterinary parasitology.
Parasitology
Demodex Mite in Dog Skin Neoplasm Aspirate
Accidental finding of a Demodex mite during microscopy of a cytological aspirate from a canine skin neoplasm. Romanowsky-stained preparation.
Parasitology
Diagnosing Demodicosis: Demodex Mites Under the Microscope
Laboratory detection of Demodex folliculorum mites by microscopy of a native eyelash preparation. Morphological features of the parasite in demodicosis diagnosis.
Parasitology
Dipylidium Caninum Morphology and Dipylidiasis Diagnosis
Laboratory diagnosis of dipylidiasis: morphology of the cucumber tapeworm (Dipylidium caninum), microscopy of scolex, proglottids, and egg capsules in stool.
Parasitology
Diphyllobothrium latum Eggs in Kato Thick Smear
Characteristic Diphyllobothrium latum eggs in a Kato thick stool smear. Laboratory diagnosis of diphyllobothriasis by microscopy.
Parasitology
Dipylidiasis: Morphology of Dipylidium caninum Eggs in Feces
Microscopic diagnostic features of dipylidiasis: structure of egg capsules and individual Dipylidium caninum eggs in canine, feline, and human feces.
Parasitology
Microscopy of Blastocystis hominis in Stool: Vacuolar Form
Laboratory diagnosis of blastocystosis: microscopy of native stool smear with Lugol's solution, morphological features of Blastocystis hominis vacuolar forms.
Parasitology
Parasitology Exercise: Identify Helminth Egg in Stool
A diagnostic exercise in laboratory parasitology: identify the parasite species based on egg morphology during microscopy of a native stool sample.