Lab test interpretation
Pediatric Stool Microscopy: Interpreting a Specimen
A clinical case study on coprogram analysis: help interpret inclusions in a stool specimen from a one-year-old child. Microscopic findings.
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Pediatrics
Hematology
Gaucher Cells in Pediatric Bone Marrow Aspirate
Morphology of atypical macrophages (Gaucher cells) in a child's bone marrow. Diagnosis of Gaucher disease: enzymatic analysis and GBA gene sequencing.
Lab test interpretation
Bacteriuria in Urinalysis: Types and Sediment Microscopy
What the detection of bacteria in urine sediment means. Analysis of true, false, and asymptomatic bacteriuria, nitrite test, and microscopic picture of the sediment.
Parasitology
Enterobius vermicularis in Stool: Adult Pinworm with Eggs
A case of an adult female Enterobius vermicularis with eggs found during stool microscopy in a child. Morphological features of the pinworm.
Lab test interpretation
Ammonium Urate and Oxalate Crystals in Urine Sediment
Microscopy of a child's urine sediment with neutral pH: ammonium urate crystals ("thorn apples"), calcium oxalates, and calcium carbonate.
Hematology
Howell-Jolly Bodies & Binucleated Normoblasts in Blood Smear
Erythrocyte morphology in newborns: detection of Howell-Jolly bodies and binucleated normoblasts in peripheral blood, causes, and evaluation criteria.
Parasitology
Giardia lamblia Cysts in Stool Sample with Lugol's Solution
Microscopic detection of Giardia lamblia cysts in a stool sample stained with Lugol's solution. Parasite morphology in laboratory diagnosis of giardiasis.
Parasitology
Trichomonads in Urine of an Adolescent Girl: A Case Study
A clinical case of Trichomonas detection in the urine and smear of a 15-year-old girl who denies sexual activity. Features of diagnosis and interpretation of results.
Oncohematology
Acute Leukemia in a Child: Blastemia and Hyperleukocytosis
A clinical case of acute leukemia in an adolescent: leukocytosis 172×10⁹/L, thrombocytopenia, and 95% blasts in a peripheral blood smear. Morphological features.
Oncohematology
Osteoblasts in Bone Marrow in Pediatric Acute Leukemia
A clinical case of osteoblasts in bone marrow aspirate from a 5-year-old with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: causes and morphology.
Oncohematology
Infant Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Blast Cytochemistry
Features of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in infants: KMT2A gene mutations, blast morphology in bone marrow, and PAS and MPO reactions.
Hematology
Galactosemia: Bone Marrow Cell Vacuolization
Clinical case of galactosemia in an 8-month-old infant: GALT enzyme deficiency, bone marrow cell vacuolization, intoxication symptoms, and early cataracts.