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Normal spermatozoa structure

Few common Artifacts and elements in Urinalysis

A. Hair B. Pollen grain C. Talcum powder D. Air bubble E. Fat droplets F. Cloth fiber   The object at the pointer is glove powder, it’s common artifact you might ...

Ascaris lumbricoides egg

Neutrophils

   

Causes if False-Positive and False-Negative Urinalysis Results

   

artifacts in stool

Iodine stain. Left, an Entamoeba coli trophozoite. Right, this artefact is morphologically like a trophozoite, but the inside “nucleus” is actually superimposed fecal debris.    

Common causes of Urine discolouration

 

Summary of Occult Blood Testing Interference

   

Streaking an agar slant with the loop

   

Real and Artifact Urine Cast

  (A) – Cast Artifact (B) – Real Hyaline Cast  

Small lymphocyte and Polychromatophilic Normoblast Comparision

   

smear of acid fast staining

 
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