The CEA test measures the level of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in the blood. CEA is a protein normally found in the tissue of a developing baby in the womb. The blood level of this ...

“Stalked Bacteria” is unusual shape of bacteria, example: Caulobacter crescentus Caulobacter has daughter cells . One daughter is a mobile “swarmer” cell that ...

Epithelial Cell Cast in Urine Sediment

Radiopaque dye Crystals is considered abnormal in urine Appearance: flat needles or sheaves accompanied by round globules but are variable in form. When the presence of radiopaque ...

GRAM-NEGATIVE RODS NONMOTILE NONSPOREFORMING CATALASE: POSITIVE OXIDASE: NEGATIVE FACULTATIVELY ANAEROBIC requirement of X+V factor in cultivation media X = hematin V = nicotinamide ...

Trophozoite of E. histolytica/E. dispar in a direct wet mount stained with iodine.

Trophozoites of E. histolytica with ingested erythrocytes stained with trichrome. The ingested erythrocytes appear as dark inclusions. The parasites above show nuclei that have the ...

Different forms of Bacteria: Coccus Bacilli Spirochetes

This smear from a β- thalassemia intermedia patient, the arrow point to a Schistocyte The Findings: – Anisocytosis – Poikilocytosis – Hypochromia – Target ...

Basophils are a specific type of white blood cell. These cells are readily stained with basic dyes (this is where the name comes from). Note the dark grains inside the cellular fluid ...