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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 19/09/2026

Wasn't friendship its own miracle?

Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 15/06/2026

🩸#MorphologyMonday | Case MM260615 onlycells.co.uk/mm260615/ A patient came to the ED with a fever. Their FBC showed a low PLT count (58) and so a wet prep was done to rule out clumps. Instead of clumps there was something else to be seen! What do you think it could be? More images at 🔗 above.

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 13/06/2026

Ummmm, does this patient have tentacles?! 🐙

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 07/06/2026

A gift for healthcare staff, because we know tea / coffee is the fuel they run on! What's your brew of choice? ☕ 👉 Get yours at: onlycells.shop

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 22/04/2026

Are you a DON? 🩸 The newest pins are live! Celebrating the life-savers and the collection teams. ❤️ Ruby Red Cells for the blood donors 💛 Liquid Gold for platelets & plasma donors Whether you give or collect, wear your "Don" status with pride! Get yours here: onlycells.shop

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 16/02/2026

That first sip of caffeine during a long shift is less of a drink and more of a total reboot! I was looking at a film and spotted this neutrophil that perfectly captured my depleted "pre-coffee" state. So I turned it into a mug. What's your beverage of choice? ☕ Grab yours here: 👉 onlycells.shop

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 09/02/2026

Really enjoyed looking at the UK NEQAS Haematology Blood Films over the weekend. All four of them led to some passionate discussion. PA1 had me umming and ahhhing for far too long. #Haematology #CPD #NEQAS #BloodFilm

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 25/01/2026

As LIMS Training Lead my goals for the year are to uplift our internal training architecture and deliver targeted resources that ensure a seamless implementation for our customers.

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 17/01/2026

A yellow🦆 (that's actually purple). "Quack quack"

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 03/01/2026

So someone turned the lab into a zoo, there's an animal on every single monitor.

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 31/12/2025

Wishing you a happy, healthy and peaceful new year. See you in the new year 👋

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 11/10/2025

It's that time of year again. We are getting more and more such samples. The analyser saw this and was like, "nope". #LabDiagnostics #RedCells

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 10/10/2025

Shoutout to the amazing @cozynoems.bsky.social whose art never fails to impress! I had a vague idea for new Only Cells headers and she turned it into something beautiful. Check them out 👇 www.linkedin.com/company/only... x.com/OnlyCellsLTD

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 14/09/2025

Me volunteering for an overtime/weekend shift vs me on the day of that shift #WorkLife #BiomedicalScientist

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 14/09/2025

I have never seen the word poikilocytes spelt so wrong before.

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 30/08/2025

Biochemistry are never gonna beat the allegations that they do nothing all day. Look at the size of their authorisation queue! 🙄🤔🤣 (this is a satirical post)

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 20/06/2025

The Clotted Conundrum | Life in the Lab: Episode 2 youtu.be/YAE4wJRuAt0?... In this episode, a junior doctor drops off a blue-top citrate tube for a clotting screen… but something’s not right. #OnlyCells #LabLife #animation

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 18/06/2025

Mark your calendars! Register for session 1 of 3 of our antibody identification webinar series 📔Tools of the trade 🗓️15th July 2025 🕛12:00 (BST) Learn key principles & testing tools. Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/dd8153... #AntibodyID #ABID #Webinar #OnlyCells #Back2Basics

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 05/06/2025

I’ve always wanted to bring lab stories to life, and this project has been on my mind for a very long time. What better time to do just that than Biomedical science day. Episode 1: Tube tsunami and the curse of the Q word. YouTube: youtu.be/WlMZerDc5mM?... #BiomedicalScienceDay2025

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 27/05/2025

This is a fantastic resource for scientists, educators, and students alike! 🔬🩸🦠 High-quality, free-to-use scientific illustrations from NIH, perfect for posters, slides, and social media science comms. Bookmark this: bioart.niaid.nih.gov #scicomm #ScienceIllustration #STEMResources

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 26/05/2025

#MorphologyMonday These blood film images are from a man in his 20s presenting with 7 days of malaise and lymphadenopathy. No improvement so far. What tests would you request next? And based on the images… what’s your leading diagnosis? #OnlyCells #BloodFilm #Haematology

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 22/05/2025

This was an interesting #MorphologyMonday case because at a first glance it looks very much like P. malariae A closer look reveals it's P. falciparum because🧐... ✅Maurer's clefts ✅T1 line on RDT test positive ✅Travel history Read more here: onlycells.co.uk/mm20250522-p...

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 21/05/2025

Eating rubies for lunch

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 21/05/2025

Preventing TTP relapse starts with the right monitoring. In this clip from our webinar on TTP Diagnostics, we explore how early detection of ADAMTS13 activity changes can guide treatment and reduce risk of relapse. 🎥 Full webinar: youtu.be/Ol4wdCLZaok?... #OnlyCells #TTP #Haematology #ADAMTS13

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 19/05/2025

#MorphologyMonday This blood film is from a 30 something year old who travelled to Cameroon without taking the recommended prophylaxis. A RDT (Care US kit) was positive for T1 and T2. What do you see? What's the diagnosis? #OnlyCells #BloodFilm

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 12/05/2025

A steady light A sonnet celebrating the support and guidance nurses provide during times of need. #InternationalNursesDay

A steady light

With quiet grace, they move from bed to bed,
A calming voice, a touch that soothes the pain,
Through sleepless nights and words that go unsaid,
They stand where hope and healing must remain.
They lift the weak, dress wounds both seen and deep,
They chart each sign, yet see the soul beneath,
They guard our rest while we drift into sleep,
And offer peace in moments filled with grief.
From birth’s first cry to twilight’s final breath,
They are the thread that runs through joy and strife,
A shield in illness, soft in face of death,
Restoring dignity and guarding life.
No crown they wear, yet heroes true they are—
A steady light, our ever-guiding star.
- Anas Nasir

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 12/05/2025

#MorphologyMonday Here is a photo of a slide made from peripheral blood and a few pictures of what it looks like under the microscope. What do you think it is? 🥶

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 10/05/2025

This is a peripheral blood film. What do you think is going on here? Tune in to tomorrow's #MorphologyMonday to see what it looks like under the microscope 🔬

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 10/05/2025

Analyser beeping with the error "Unable to aspirate blood" I wonder why 🤔 #LabLife

Purple EDTA sample tube without any blood in it.

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 09/05/2025

A Scottish road named in a Scottish accent.

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 04/05/2025

Sometimes AI doesn't quite get it.

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 01/05/2025

Ever get that "wrong day" feeling? 🤔 Well, today's #MorphologyMonday is deliberately off-schedule! 😉 I wrote an article in the @ibmscience.bsky.social magazine, Biomedical Scientist containing 6 engaging case studies for you to get stuck into! Read a PDF version here: shorturl.at/23bUl

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 28/04/2025

#MorophologyMonday "Hi it's the haematology Reg," said the voice on the phone. "Can we do a blood film and haemolysis screen on this sample with a haemoglobin of 63g/L?" "Sure thing." What does the blood film show? What tests are included the haemolysis screen? #OnlyCells #Haemolysis #BloodFilm

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 25/04/2025

Today is World Malaria Day, a reminder that despite decades of progress, malaria remains a deadly and preventable disease. Malaria disproportionately affects children under five and pregnant women. Each film tells a story. Swipe through the images to meet the Plasmodium cast.

Peripheral blood film showing malarial parasite

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 24/04/2025

Celebrate Med Lab Week 2025 with a special offer from the OnlyCells Shop! Enjoy 25% off your purchase using the coupon code MEDLABWEEK25 onlycells.etsy.com Shop now! Worldwide shipping available. Offer ends 26th April 25. #OnlyCellsShop #MedLabWeek25

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 26/03/2025

New pins have just arrived 🎉 A lot of you reached out to ask whether I could make MLA+ pins for the fantastic medical lab assistants who are like the glue in the lab. I'm happy to announce they're here and along with them plasma / platelet coloured variations.

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 03/03/2025

#MorphologyMonday 009 Interesting find on a peripheral blood film. What are the spirally bacteria indicated by the numbers? 🤔 #OnlyCells #BloodFilm #Bacteria

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 25/02/2025

Natural lightning on the wall. First time I've noticed it. Looks like something is crawling in.

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 24/02/2025

#MorphologyMonday 008 Here is a peripheral blood film image from a patient with AML. Why do the blast cells clump? What makes them so 'sticky'? #OnlyCells #AML #Leukaemia #Blasts

Peripheral blood film from a patient with AML showing multiple blast cells at the centre all clumped together.

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 15/02/2025

Haemoglobinopathies: The small changes that make a big difference. 📅9th April 2025 🕧12:30 💻MS Teams Register for the webinar here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7fee6e... You'll receive joining instructions automatically upon successful registration. #Webinar #OnlyCells #Haemoglobinopathies

Flyer for a webinar on haemoglobinopathies, showing details of the session and joining instructions.

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Anas Nasir @onlycells.co.uk · 14/02/2025

Stained with love In labs where life's frail secrets hide, And answers wait, deep inside, I sought a truth, a hidden clue, And found a love, both strong and true. Read the full poem here: onlycells.co.uk/stained-with... #Poem #Lab #Love #Valentines #OnlyCells

A peripheral blood film showing a cell with a heart shaped nucleus.

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