Hematology
Monocyte Morphology in Peripheral Blood Smear
Learn about the morphological features of peripheral blood monocytes during smear microscopy. Explore the variability of monocyte nuclear shape in laboratory diagnostics.
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Hematology
Hematology
Bone Marrow Morphology in Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Bone marrow cell morphology in vitamin B12 deficiency: maturation asynchrony, megaloblastic erythropoiesis, and abnormal mitotic figures.
Hematology
Morphology of Vacuolated Plasma Cells in Blood Smears
Morphological features of plasma cells in blood smears: eccentric nucleus, basophilic cytoplasm with pronounced lacy vacuolization.
Hematology
Howell-Jolly Bodies in Erythrocytes: Causes and Morphology
What are Howell-Jolly bodies in a blood smear? Learn about the morphology of nuclear inclusions in red blood cells and their causes in asplenia, splenectomy, and hemolysis.
Hematology
WBC Correction for Normoblasts in Peripheral Blood Smear
Rules and formula for white blood cell (WBC) correction when normoblasts are found in peripheral blood. Reasons for falsely elevated readings by hematology analyzers.
Hematology
Hypochromia of Erythrocytes in Blood Smear: Causes and Morphology
Morphological signs of erythrocyte hypochromia in a blood smear. Causes of decreased hemoglobin saturation: IDA, thalassemia, and lead poisoning.
Hematology
Leukocyte Morphology in Blood Smear: A Diagnostic Challenge
A clinical case study in laboratory hematology: identify the disease characterized by the cells presented in the blood smear microphotographs.
Hematology
Giant Proerythroblasts in Parvovirus B19 Infection
Morphological changes in bone marrow during parvovirus B19 infection: rare giant quadrinucleated proerythroblasts with viral inclusions in the nucleus.
Hematology
LE Cells in Peripheral Blood Smears: Morphology and Diagnostics
Morphology of LE cells in peripheral blood smears in systemic lupus erythematosus: formation mechanism, phagocytosis of nuclear bodies by neutrophils.
Hematology
Dyserythropoiesis: Cytoplasmic and Internuclear Bridges
Morphological signs of dyserythropoiesis in bone marrow aspirate: detection of cytoplasmic and internuclear bridges in erythroid cells.
Hematology
Microscopy Exercise: Bone Marrow Cell Classification
A diagnostic exercise in laboratory hematology: classification and morphological assessment of atypical cells in a bone marrow aspirate smear.
Hematology
Severe Megaloblastic Anemia: Cellular Morphology
A clinical case of severe megaloblastic anemia, featuring bone marrow morphology with megaloblasts, neutrophil hypersegmentation, and blood parameters.