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Bacteria in urine sediments

Bacteria can be identified in unstained urine sediments when present in sufficient numbers by their characteristic rod shapes. This is more readily done for bacilli than cocci, which ...
Cyst of an E. hartmanni stained with iodine.

Cyst of an E. hartmanni

Cysts of Entamoeba hartmanni are similar to those of E. histolytica but smaller, measuring 5-10 µm. Mature cysts contain four nuclei that possess a small, discrete centrally-located ...
Sputum smear, gram staining

Sputum smear

Sputum smear , fungal elements gram staining
Buccal smear

Buccal smear

Buccal smear stained with methylene blue  
E. Gingivalis trophozoite, Trichrome-stained

E. Gingivalis trophozoite

E. Gingivalis trophozoite, Trichrome-stained. Looks like Entamoeba histolytica. Ingested leukocytes in cytoplasm is its distinct character.  
Tetrad Arrangement

Tetrad Arrangement

Tetrad Arrangement (Gram Stain) of Micrococcus roseus grows in squared packets of cells, evident even when they are bunched together. The normal habitat for Micrococcus species is ...
pollen grain

pollen grain

a pollen grain , Don’t mix it with A.lumbricoides’s ovas Round grains with heavy walls. The grain has short blunt spikes, shaped like equal-sided triangles.
hypochromic microcytic anemia i

hypochromic microcytic anemia

Note the larger zones of central pallor in these small RBCs, along with poikilocytosis. The most common cause for a hypochromic microcytic anemia is iron deficiency. The most common ...
Pigment Production

Pigment Production on Slants

CBC of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia

CBC of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia

The CBC of a patient with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) demonstrates a markedly increased RDW (red cell distribution width) due to the marked variation in size and shape ...
H-hemoglobin disease

H-hemoglobin disease

H-hemoglobin disease ————————–– An inclusion body positive cell seen in Brilliant Cresyl Blue stained red cells of a α0-thalassaemia ...
Fungemia

Fungemia

Fungemia is the presence of fungi or yeasts in the blood. The most common type, known as Candidemia which caused by Candida species. It is most commonly seen in immunosuppressed or ...
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