Slide Preparation

Slide Preparation on Nutritional Microscopy

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Slide Preparation on Vital Peripheral Blood

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Slide preparation for Video Microscopy of Live and Dried Layered Blood Analysis is a unique technique used to formulate an appropriate course of natural health building and lifestyle principles to optimize health, prevent disease, and to monitor individual effectiveness. Live Blood Analysis and Dried Layered Blood Analysis are the two applications that are discussed in the following information. The two applications are modeled through three viewing techniques: Phase Contrast & Dark Field, and Bright Field Dried Layered Blood, also known as the Oxidative Stress Test or Mycotoxic Oxidative Stress Test or M.O.S.T. The test is different from conventional blood tests ordered by the physicians because it is a live sample, where the qualified Analyst is looking for microbial activity, condition of cells, and anomalies that are not typically ordered in blood testing using the traditional method. The dried sample suggests the areas of the body that may be congested, or holding toxins, impairing proper functionality. An image of fibrin spiculae which should not appear in live blood at all. It indicates that the balance between haemostasis and fibrinolysis is too much in favor of clotting. Phase contrast, by converting phase specimens such as living material into amplitude specimens, allowed the observing scientists to see details in unstained and/or living objects with a clarity and resolution never before achieved. In Live Blood Video Microscopy this unique technique of viewing living blood is not a diagnostic procedure for any specific disease. It is more a screening test to reflect how one has dietary and lifestyle habits may be influencing health, and where appropriate adjustments are necessary within these areas in order to optimize health and prevent the onset of disease. Health problems and degenerative conditions can be prevented with early nutritional intervention, and Phase Contrast Microscopy can detect many nutritional imbalances and deficiencies before chemical blood tests can show abnormalities. This unique Phase contrast technique of viewing living blood is different from regular blood analysis because it uses whole, unaltered blood as opposed to just parts of the blood. It is unstained and uses higher magnification. (more…)

Slide Preparation for Cervical Smear

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Slide preparation or cervical smear to reveal abnormalities under the microscope on Pap test, also called a Pap cervical smear, checks for changes in the cells of your cervix. The cervix is the lower part of the uterus that opens into the vagina. Pap test can tell if you have an infection, abnormal cervical cells, or cervical cancer. A Pap test can save your life. It can find the earliest signs of cervical cancer, a common cancer in women. If caught early, the chance of curing cervical cancer is very high. Pap tests also can find infections and abnormal cervical cells that can turn into cancer cells. Treatment can prevent most cases of cervical cancer from developing. It is important for all women to have pap tests, along with pelvic exams, as part of their routine health care. You need a Pap test if you are 21 years or older and under 21 years old and have been sexually active for three years or more There is no age limit for the Pap test. Even women who have gone through menopause need regular Pap tests. It depends on your age and health history. Talk with your doctor about what is best for you. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends the following, if you are younger than 30 years old, you should get a Pap test every year. If you are age 30 or older and have had three normal Pap tests for three years in a row, talk to your doctor about spacing out Pap tests to every two or three years. If you are ages 65 to 70 and have had at least three normal Pap tests and no abnormal Pap tests in the last 10 years, ask your doctor if you can stop having Pap tests. You should have a Pap test every year no matter how old you are if you have a weakened immune system because of organ transplant, chemotherapy or steroid use, your mother was exposed to diethylstilbestrol while pregnant or you are HIV positive. Women who are living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, are at a higher risk of cervical cancer and other cervical diseases. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all HIV positive women get an initial Pap test, and get re-tested 6 months later. If both Pap tests are normal, then these women can get yearly Pap tests in the future. (more…)

Slide Preparation for Neutropenia

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Experts will be able to diagnose Neutropenia when doing a full blood count to detect the disease under the microscope. This will involve the checking of the white blood cell count. Neutropenia is present when the neutrophil count is less than two thousand. If the diagnosis is uncertain, a bone marrow biopsy may have to be done to be certain. Neutropenia is a condition in which an individual has an abnormally low number of a type of white blood cell called a neutrophil. Neutrophils are a specific kind of white blood cell that helps to prevent and fight off infections. There function is to eat up the bad microorganisms that enter your body. Neutrophils make up fifty to seventy percent of the circulating white blood cells in the body. Neutropenia is broken down into four groups according to the severity of the aliment and the neutrophil count. Neutropenia, count less than 2000 slight risk of infection. Mild Neutropenia, count greater than 1000 but less than 1500 minimal risk of infection.Moderate Neutropenia with count greater than 500 but less than 1000, moderate risk of infection. Severe Neutropenia with count less than 500 severe risk of infection. Types of neutropenia includes Congenital neutropenia, this is a rare inherited form of the disease usually detected soon after birth. It affects children and can result in the loss of teeth or gum infections. Cyclic neutropenia, this tends to occur three weeks and lasts three to six days at a time due to changing of the cell production by the bone marrow. It is often present in several members of the same family. Autoimmune neutropenia, this is most common in infants and young children where the body identifies the neutrophils as the enemy and makes antibodies to destroy them. Drug induced neutropenia, they are some drugs that can cause neutropenia. Idiopathic neutropenia, this is a rare form of neutropenia which develops in children and adults usually in response to an illness. It is usually diagnosed when the disorder can not be attributed to any other diseases or aliments. It can often cause life threatening infections. (more…)

Slide Preparation for Macrocytic Anemia

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Microscopic study shows Macrocytic Anemia as increased size red blood cells secondary to vitamin B12 deficiency. Macrocytic Anemia may occur at any age, but its incidence is more prevalent in elderly groups because the causes of macrocytosis are more prevalent in older persons, but alcoholism can lead to this condition disregarding age, as well as congenital predisposal. Diagnosis of the etiology of macrocytosis is required before the morbidity and mortality can be determined. Several rare hereditary anemias, including Macrocytic Anemia, are characterized by nuclear anomalies of the erythrocytes, such as karyorrhexis, macrocytosis or multinuclearity. Another of the most common type of the so called HEMPAS is an autosomal recessive condition characterized by multinuclear erythrocytes and a positive acidified serum test. Among the most common causes that lead the individual to develop a Macrocytic Anemia, is Megaloblastic Anemia the predominant. This condition is the result of impaired DNA synthesis and, although DNA synthesis is impaired, the RNA synthesis is unaffected, leading in such case to a buildup of cytoplasmic components in a slowly dividing cell, resulting in the larger than normal cell, with a nuclear chromatin also altered in appearance. There is no evidence of complications and Macrocytic Anemia is directly attributable to the increased size of the red cell, although those complications when they occur are attributed to the condition causing the macrocytosis. Individuals with obstructive jaundice or hepatic disease have a macrocytosis that is secondary to increased cholesterol and phospholipids deposited on the membranes of circulating RBCs. (more…)

Slide Preparation for Microscopic Hematuria

slidepreparation — Mon, 14 May 2007 07:30:52 +0000

Microscopic slide preparation in patients without significant urologic symptoms, microscopic hematuria is occasionally detected on routine urinalysis. At present, routine screening of all adults for microscopic hematuria with dipstick testing is not recommended because of the intermittent occurrence of this finding and the low incidence of significant associated urologic disease. However, once asymptomatic microscopic hematuria is discovered, its cause should be investigated with a thorough medical history including a review of current medications and a focused physical examination. Laboratory and imaging studies, such as intravenous pyelography, renal ultrasonography or retrograde pyelography, may be required to determine the degree and location of the associated disease process. Cystourethroscopy is performed to complete the evaluation of the lower urinary tract. Microscopic hematuria associated with anticoagulation therapy is frequently precipitated by significant urologic pathology and therefore requires prompt evaluation. Microscopic hematuria is defined as the excretion of more than three red blood cells per high-power field in a centrifuged urine specimen. Because the degree of hematuria bears no relation to the seriousness of the underlying cause, hematuria should be considered a symptom of serious disease until proved otherwise. The widespread use of dipstick urinalysis in clinical practice and health screening has resulted in increased recognition of microscopic hematuria and has raised concerns about the appropriate diagnostic investigation. (more…)