Hematology
Unusual Erythrocyte Morphology Artifacts in Blood Smears
Erythrocyte morphology and artifacts in peripheral blood smears: evaluating cell shape, causes of artifactual clearings and fixation defects.
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Hematology
Cold Agglutination of Erythrocytes in Complete Blood Count
Impact of cold agglutination on CBC parameters: falsely elevated MCHC, spurious erythrocytopenia, and correction by warming to 37 °C.
Hematology
Assessing Hemoglobin and Hematocrit in Blood Loss
Why hemoglobin and hematocrit levels don't always reflect acute blood loss severity: clinical parameter assessment and risks of unjustified blood transfusion.
Hematology
Complete Blood Count in ARVI: Causes of Leukopenia
Analysis of a complete blood count in a patient with ARVI: moderate leukopenia, relative monocytosis, and clinical interpretation of the leukocyte differential.
Hematology
Major Beta-Thalassemia: External Signs and Symptoms
External manifestations of major beta-thalassemia: facial bone deformities, cutaneous hemosiderosis in severe hemolytic anemia and iron overload.
Hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease: Symptoms and Diagnosis
Cold agglutinin disease: mechanism of autoimmune hemolysis by IgM antibodies, symptoms, and features of cold agglutination of erythrocytes in blood tests.
Hematology
Koilonychia and Atrophic Glossitis in Iron Deficiency
Clinical signs of sideropenic syndrome in iron deficiency anemia: atrophy of tongue papillae, angular stomatitis, and koilonychia (spoon-shaped nails).
Hematology
Atypical Mononuclear Cells: Morphology in Blood Smear
Morphological features of atypical mononuclear cells (virocytes) in blood smears: nuclear polymorphism, cytoplasmic basophilia, and infection diagnosis.
Hematology
Atypical Mononuclear Cells: Blood Smear & Scattergram
Clinical case: atypical mononuclear cells (32%) and leukocytosis 21.38×10⁹/L in a 23-year-old female patient. Sysmex WDF and WPC scattergrams, cytology, and leukocyte differential.
Hematology
Erythrocyte Life Cycle and Physiology in Health
Normal erythrocyte lifespan: physiology of red blood cells, elasticity, splenic clearance, and metabolic features.
Hematology
Large Granular Lymphocytes in Leukopenia Blood Smear
Features of differential leukocyte count in severe leukopenia: detection of large granular lymphocytes, WDF scattergram analysis, and digital microscopy.
Hematology
Atypical Mononuclear Cells in Infectious Mononucleosis
Morphology of atypical mononuclear cells (reactive lymphocytes) in peripheral blood smear in infectious mononucleosis. Microphotograph atlas.