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BRCA1 and BRCA2 testing a new, more accurate and less expensive
It is estimated that about 5 % and 10 % of breast cancers can be hereditary , caused by abnormal genes passed from mother to child . Genes ar…
The study suggests organic food may not be the most nutritious, but also refers to how much we do not know
The term "organic " refers to vegetable crops grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers and genetic modification , and pro…
Preservatives
Crystals of EDTA-2K from a urinary sediment. EDTA-2K was added to the urine for preservative. Unstained, X400. Crystals of urea resin fr…
Protozoa
Lecane sp. from the urinary sediment of a patient. Lecane sp. is a freshwater animal plankton, occasionally found in water from a flower vas…
Mite
Mites ( Tyrophagus putrescentiace ) from the urinary sediment of a patient. These seem to be a female mite with her offspring. The female has…
Trichomonas
Three Trichomonas vaginalis from the urinary sediment of a patient with vaginitis. There are many white blood cells and squamous cells. Ster…
Egg of parasite
Pinworm ( Enterobius vermicularis ) egg from the urinary sediment of a girl. Small children (preschool or later) may have pinworms. When urin…
Lecithin granules
Lecithin granules from the urinary sediment of a patient after massage of the prostate. Lecithin granules (L) are irregular-sized particles an…
Corpora amylacea
A corpora amylacea from the urinary sediment. Unstained, X400. Preceding corpora amylacea stained with Lugol stain, X400.
Corpora amylacea and sperm
Many spermatozoa from the urinary sediment of a outpatient. Sternheimer-Malbin stain, X400. Many corpora amylacea, secretion from the semi…
Brown needle like crystal
Bilirubin crystals from the urinary sediment of a patient with hepatitis. Bilirubin crystals are yellowish brown in the shape of small needle-…
Iodine X-ray contrast medium
Angiografin (amidotrizoic acid) crystals from the urinary sediment of a patient after computerized tomography of the brain. Angiografin is an …
Sulfonamide crystal
Sulfa crystals from the urinary sediment of a patient taking Sinomin (sulfamethoxazol). These crystals resemble crystals of uric acid or calci…
Hemosiderin granule
Hemosiderin granules and renal tubular epithelial cells with hemosiderin granules from the urinary sediment of the preceding patient. The granu…
Cholesterol crystal
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
Hemosiderin cast containing hemosiderin granules in the cast matrix and from the urinary sediment of a patient with hemoglobinuria after replace…
Bilirubin cast
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…
Bubble cast (2)
Vacuolated cast from the urinary sediment of a patient with diabetic nephropathy. The matrix of the cast is hyaline, and contains vacuolated ce…
Bubble cast (1)
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 and myeloma cell
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 (1)
White blood cell cast from the urinary sediment of a patient with chronic glomerulonephritis. The cast contains polynuclear white blood cells. …
Red blood cell cast (stained)
Red blood cell cast from the urinary sediment of the preceding patient. The red blood cells in the cast have been stained red with Sternheimer-M…