Lab Med

White blood cells from the urinary sediment in a patient with acute cystitis. There is an ameboid white blood cell. Unstain, X400. White blood…

Crystals of EDTA-2K from a urinary sediment. EDTA-2K was added to the urine for preservative. Unstained, X400. Crystals of urea resin fr…

Lecane sp. from the urinary sediment of a patient. Lecane sp. is a freshwater animal plankton, occasionally found in water from a flower vas…

Mites ( Tyrophagus putrescentiace ) from the urinary sediment of a patient. These seem to be a female mite with her offspring. The female has…

Three Trichomonas vaginalis from the urinary sediment of a patient with vaginitis. There are many white blood cells and squamous cells. Ster…

Pinworm ( Enterobius vermicularis ) egg from the urinary sediment of a girl. Small children (preschool or later) may have pinworms. When urin…

Lecithin granules from the urinary sediment of a patient after massage of the prostate. Lecithin granules (L) are irregular-sized particles an…

A corpora amylacea from the urinary sediment. Unstained, X400. Preceding corpora amylacea stained with Lugol stain, X400.

Many spermatozoa from the urinary sediment of a outpatient. Sternheimer-Malbin stain, X400. Many corpora amylacea, secretion from the semi…

Bilirubin crystals from the urinary sediment of a patient with hepatitis. Bilirubin crystals are yellowish brown in the shape of small needle-…

Angiografin (amidotrizoic acid) crystals from the urinary sediment of a patient after computerized tomography of the brain. Angiografin is an …

Sulfa crystals from the urinary sediment of a patient taking Sinomin (sulfamethoxazol). These crystals resemble crystals of uric acid or calci…

Hemosiderin granules and renal tubular epithelial cells with hemosiderin granules from the urinary sediment of the preceding patient. The granu…

Cholesterol crystals from the urinary sediment of a patient with cystic kidneys. Many fatty degenerated white blood cells are seen in the backg…

Hemosiderin cast containing hemosiderin granules in the cast matrix and from the urinary sediment of a patient with hemoglobinuria after replace…

Bilirubin cast from the urinary sediment of a patient with cancer of the liver. It is a pigmented bile cast and yellowish brown, such as is oft…

Vacuolated cast from the urinary sediment of a patient with diabetic nephropathy. The matrix of the cast is hyaline, and contains vacuolated ce…

Vacuolated cast from the urinary sediment of a patient with diabetic nephropathy. The cast is filled with vacuoles of various sizes. Sternheim…

Bence Jones protein cast (myeloma cast) from the urinary sediment of a patient with lambda-Bence Jones type multiple myeloma. Sternheimer stei…

White blood cell cast from the urinary sediment of a patient with chronic glomerulonephritis. The cast contains polynuclear white blood cells. …