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Infertile, decorticated egg of Ascaris lumbricoides

Infertile, decorticated egg of Ascaris lumbricoides

Infertile, decorticated egg of Ascaris lumbricoides
Xanthochromia at the right tube, notice the yellow color

What is Xanthochromia ?

Xanthochromia: It is the yellowish appearance of cerebrospinal fluid. Seen in: Subarachnoid hemorrhage Tests: CT, a type of brain scan Lumbar puncture The tube at the right side
Blood Plasma and Buffy Coat

Blood Plasma and Buffy Coat

Blood plasma: is prepared by spinning a tube of fresh blood containing an anticoagulant (purple top tube) in a centrifuge until the blood cells fall to the bottom of the tube. The blood ...
Tips for making a good blood smear

Tips for making a good blood smear

<1> Clean slides <2> The size of the drop: not more than 10microL < 3> Speed of spreading action: Don’t move it too slow or too fast to have feathered edge smear. <4> ...
Serratia sp.

Serratia Species Pathogenesis and Infectious Disease

General Information: S. marcesens, S. liqefaciens, S. odorifera are most clinically significant Pathogenesis and Infectious Disease: disease occurs primarily in debilitated individuals S. ...
Proteus

Proteus Pathogenesis and Infectious Disease

Proteus Pathogenesis and Infectious Disease: a common cause of urinary tract infections and wound infections, septicemia, and pneumonia Test Results: P. mirabilis : Lactose fermentation: ...
Klebsiella sp colonies

Klebsiella sp Pathogenesis and Infectious Disease

Klebsiella sp. Pathogenesis and Infectious Disease: K. pneumoniae is a significant cause of respiratory (especially pneumonia) and urinary tract diseases (opportunist) K. ozaenae ...
Plant cell confused for helminth eggs in stool

Plant cell confused for helminth eggs in stool

Plant cell in a concentrated wet mount of stool. Such material can be common in stool and may be confused for helminth eggs, although they are usually much larger than the eggs of most ...
Plant hair confused for the larvae of hookworm or Strongyloides stercoralis

Plant hair confused for the larvae of hookworm or Strongyloides stercoralis

Plant hair in a concentrated wet mount of stool. Plant hairs can be common in stool and may be confused for the larvae of hookworm or Strongyloides stercoralis. However, they are often ...
Antibody and Antigen Equivalence Zone Simple Diagram

Antibody and Antigen Equivalence Zone Simple Diagram

This is simple diagram shows the three zone of antibody-antigen reactions:
Pollen grain similar to the fertile egg of Ascaris lumbricoides

Pollen grain similar to the fertile egg of Ascaris lumbricoides

Pollen grain in a concentrated wet mount of stool. This grain looks very similar to the fertile egg of Ascaris lumbricoides, although the spine-like structures on the outer layer should ...
Fungal spore confused for the cysts of Entamoeba spp

Fungal spore confused for the cysts of Entamoeba spp

Fungal spore in a wet mount of stool. Such spores may be confused for the cysts of Entamoeba spp
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