Staining

India Ink Preparation: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result-Interpretation, Uses, Keynotes, and Negative Staining Footages

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India Ink Preparation: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result-Interpretation, Uses and Keynotes

Introduction of India Ink Preparation Cryptococcal meningitis occurs in immunodeficient patients and when meningitis is clinically suspected, for example, patients with HIV/AIDS, or when yeast cells with lymphocytes are detected when performing Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cell count or examining Gram smear, examine India ink preparation …

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Wright Stain: Introduction, Principle, Preparation, Procedure, Result-Interpretation, Keynotes, Wright’s Stained Footages

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Wright Stain-Introduction, Principle, Preparation, Procedure, Result-Interpretation, Keynotes, Wright’s Stained Footages

Introduction of Wright’s stain Wright’s stain is also called a hematologic stain and it is one of the Romanowsky stains, which is commonly applied in clinical hematology laboratory for the routine staining of the peripheral blood smear (PBS) as well as staining bone marrow aspirates, urine specimens …

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Saline Wet Mount Microscopy: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result-Interpretation, Limitations, and Saline Wet Mount Microscopic Footages

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Saline Wet Mount Microscopy: Introduction, Principle,Test Requirements,Procedure, Result-Interpretation, Limitations and Saline Wet Mount Microscopic Footages

Introduction of Saline Wet Mount Microscopy Saline wet mount microscopy of the stool or feces or stool wet mount microscopy is the simplest and basic technique for the study of feces and is applicable in every medical laboratory even in a small setup. Saline wet …

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Lactophenol Cotton Blue (LPCB) Stain: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result-Interpretation, Uses of LPCB Stain, Keynotes, and LPCB Stained Footages

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Lactophenol Cotton Blue (LPCB) Stain: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result-Interpretation, Uses of LPCB Stain, Keynotes and LPCB Stained Footages

Introduction of Lactophenol Cotton Blue (LPCB) Stain LPCB stands for lactophenol cotton blue and Lactophenol Cotton Blue (LPCB) Stain is a combination of fixative, staining, and clearing agent. LPCB stain uses both as a mounting fluid and a stain and it is used for staining …

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KOH Wet Mount Preparation: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result Interpretation, Uses, Keynotes, and Collection of KOH Mount Footages

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KOH Wet Mount Preparation: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Procedure, Result Interpretation, Uses, Keynotes, and Collection of KOH Mount Footages

Potassium hydroxide (KOH) Wet Mount Introduction The KOH Wet Mount is a very simple and important technique in mycology for presumptive diagnosis of the type of fungal infections whether ringworm, aspergillosis, dermatomycosis, blastomycosis, mucormycosis, otomycosis, etc. It is the most common assay ordered by clinicians, particularly …

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Methylene Blue Stain: Introduction, Principle, Composition, Preparation, Staining Requirements, Staining Procedure, Result Interpretation, and Keynotes

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Cryrptococcus neoformans capsules in Methylene blue wet mount Microscopy

Introduction Methylene Blue Stain, also known as methylene blue aqueous is an ordinary stain. It is used for capsule stain as well as simple staining for a rapid and easy way to determine cell shape, size, and arrangements of bacteria. It is also made easier to …

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Ziehl -Neelsen Stain: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Staining Procedure, Result Interpretation, Keynotes, and Z-N Stained Smear Footages Collections

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Ziehl -Neelsen Stain: Introduction, Principle, Test Requirements, Staining Procedure, Result Interpretation, Keynotes and Z-N Stained Smear Footages Collections

Ziehl -Neelsen Stain Ziehl–Neelsen stain is a type of acid-fast stain and it is named after the surnames of two German doctors who modified the stain. One is the bacteriologist Franz Ziehl (1859–1926) and other is the pathologist Friedrich Neelsen (1854–1898). It was initially introduced …

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Body Fluid Analysis: Introduction, List of Tests, Unit and Normal Range

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Body Fluid Analysis Introduction, List of Tests, Unit and Normal Range

Introduction of Body Fluid Analysis Body fluid or cavity fluid is the fluid that covers our vital organs that not only reduces friction between the membranes but also delivers oxygen and nutrients to the cells, and takes away waste materials, which are then eliminated with …

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