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Gynecological Smear Microscopy: Identify the Object
A diagnostic challenge in flora smear microscopy: identify the origin of an unusual round structure found in two different patients.
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Sputum Microscopy: Yeast-Like Fungi and Pseudomycelium
Detection of Candida yeast-like fungi and pseudomycelial filaments during sputum smear microscopy. Morphological signs and diagnosis of candidiasis.
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Case Study: Cervical Canal Smear Microscopy
A diagnostic exercise in gynecological smear microscopy. Evaluate bacterial morphology in cervical canal discharge and identify the flora.
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Acanthocytes in Urine: Marker of Glomerular Hematuria
Morphology of acanthocytes (G1 cells) in urine sediment: differential diagnosis of glomerular hematuria and features of dysmorphic erythrocyte microscopy.
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Curschmann Spirals in Sputum: Native Smear Microscopy
Microscopic examination of sputum: detection of Curschmann spirals in a native smear. Diagnostic significance of the finding in bronchial asthma.
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Yeast Fungi and Mycelium in Sputum Analysis
Microscopy of sputum smear in pulmonary mycosis: detection of oval yeast cells and pseudomycelium filaments in a general clinical analysis.
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Charcot-Leyden Crystals in Sputum: Microscopic Examination
Morphology of Charcot-Leyden crystals in native sputum. Causes of formation from eosinophil breakdown, diagnosis in asthma and helminthiasis.
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Icteric Serum in Hyperbilirubinemia: Critical Bilirubin Levels
Critical levels of total and direct bilirubin in adult patients' biochemical blood tests: visual assessment of pronounced icteric serum.
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Microscopy of a Flora Smear: Describing Bacteria
A diagnostic exercise on smear microscopy: identifying and correctly describing the morphology of bacterial flora in the form of characteristic rods.
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Waxy Casts in Urine Sediment: Morphology and Diagnostic Value
Explore the morphology of waxy casts in urine sediment: their formation in tubules, characteristic cracks, contours, and diagnostic significance in renal diseases.
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Neutral Magnesium Phosphate in Urine Sediment Microscopy
Microscopy of urine sediment: morphology of neutral magnesium phosphate crystals (magnesium phosphate) at 400x magnification. Features of crystalluria.
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Granular Casts in Urine Sediment: Microscopy and Genesis
Morphology and clinical significance of granular casts in urine sediment. Causes of formation, differential diagnosis in renal pathology.