Unfertilized eggs are elongated and larger than fertile eggs (up to 90 µm in length). Their shell is thinner and their mammillated layer is more variable, either with large protuberances ...

Top left frame: Monocyte with an irregular outline, gray cytoplasm containing a few azurophilic granules and vacuoles, and a nucleus with an open or lacy chromatin distribution. Lower ...

An examination at low power (10X ocular, 10x objective) is first performed to evaluate the quality of the smear, ascertain the approximate number of white blood cells and platelets, ...

There are 3 types of epithelial cells that can be found in urine: 1. Squamous Epithelial cells 2. Transitional Epithelial cells 3. Renal Tubular Epithelial (RTE) cells

These eggs are oval and smaller than those of H. diminuta, with a size range of 30 to 50 µm. On the inner membrane are two poles, from which 4-8 polar filaments spread out between ...

Unknown object in a concentrated stool specimen. This object looks like the egg of Hymenolepis but lacks refractile hooks and the polar filaments seen in H. nana.

Spur cell RBC (Acanthocyte) May be smaller or the size of a normal RBC Irregular narrow-base sharp projections of red cell membrane (looking like cowboy boot spurs) Increased in: End ...

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative, non-motile, encapsulated, lactose fermenting, facultative anaerobic, rod shaped bacterium found in the normal flora of the mouth, skin, and ...

Ammonium biurate crystals are normal in urine. Appearance: yellowish-brown, can be seen in a “thorn apple” shape (round with thorny projections) or in spherical form. Ammonium ...