Hematology
Microscopy Exercise: Cells in a Peripheral Blood Smear
Clinical laboratory diagnostics exercise: identify the cells in a peripheral blood smear next to an apoptotic neutrophil. Microscopy practice.
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Hematology
Hematology
Heart-Shaped Nucleus Cell: Morphology and Significance
We examine the morphology of a cell with a heart-shaped nucleus in a microphotograph. We discuss possible causes of this nuclear shape and its diagnostic significance in hematology.
Hematology
Normoblastosis in Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: A Case Study
A clinical case of autoimmune hemolytic anemia featuring massive normoblastosis, elevated WBC on hematology analyzer, and leukocyte recalculation.
Hematology
Mechanical Hemolytic Anemia in Paravalvular Leak
Clinical case of mechanical hemolysis after heart valve replacement: appearance of schistocytes in blood smear with paravalvular leak and diagnosis.
Hematology
Granulocyte Morphology at Different Maturation Stages
Morphological features of the granulocytic series: from blast and promyelocyte to mature segmented neutrophil in a blood smear under the microscope.
Hematology
Platelet Dysplasia Mimicking Trypanosomiasis
A case of severe platelet dysplasia in a 66-year-old patient. Morphology of atypical platelets in blood smear, analyzer histograms, and resemblance to trypanosomiasis.
Hematology
Cervical HSIL and SCC: Cytological Diagnosis
A clinical case of cytological examination of a cervical smear from a 46-year-old woman diagnosed with HSIL, with suspicion of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).
Hematology
Severe Poikilocytosis and Schistocytes in Blood Smear
A case of severe poikilocytosis in an ICU patient: schistocytes, normoblasts, and erythrocyte fragmentation (dumbbell and rod shapes) in a blood smear.
Hematology
Dyserythropoiesis: Atypical Normoblast in Blood Smear
Morphological features of nucleated erythroid cells: an example of a normoblast with a lobulated nucleus in a digital blood smear with signs of dyserythropoiesis.
Hematology
Ring-shaped Leukocyte Nuclei in Peripheral Blood Smears
Holes and ring-shaped nuclei in leukocytes: morphological features of reactive lymphocytes in EBV, granulocyte dysplasia, and differential diagnostics.
Hematology
Cabot Rings in Erythrocytes: Morphology and Diagnostics
Learn about Cabot rings in erythrocytes: their nature, diagnostic significance in megaloblastic anemia, and erythropoiesis disorders. Cytology of blood smears.
Hematology
Blood Basophil Morphology in Ferrets, Dogs, and Cats
Explore the morphological features of peripheral blood basophils in ferrets, dogs, and cats. Microscopy of blood smears stained with Romanowsky-Giemsa at 1000x magnification.