We do the same. Control tissue on every slide. Katelin Lester, HTL(ASCP) MedSurg Pathology Associates, Inc. (503)443-2157
> We run an appropriate positive control on every patient test slide to test > that the antibody and all components used on that slide worked. This may > be overkill but it helps us ensure that each slide worked properly not > just the run. > > Joe > joseph-galbra...@uiowa.edu > > -----Original Message----- > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Rathborne, > Toni > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 11:44 AM > To: Laurie Colbert; Taylor, Jean; ih...@googlegroups.com; > histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: RE: [Histonet] batching controls > > How does this work if you need to send the case out for a consult and the > control is on another patient's slide? > > -----Original Message----- > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu]on Behalf Of Laurie > Colbert > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 12:39 PM > To: Taylor, Jean; ih...@googlegroups.com; > histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: RE: [Histonet] batching controls > > > We batch our controls. We still try to put the control tissue on a > patient slide, and then we reference that case that has the control on > the other cases that don't have a control. > > Laurie Colbert > > -----Original Message----- > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Taylor, > Jean > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 9:22 AM > To: 'ih...@googlegroups.com'; 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' > Subject: [Histonet] batching controls > > Hi Everyone, > > I'd like to know how many labs batch their controls when the same > antibody is ordered on multiple cases. Do you run the control on a > separate slide, or with one of the cases ordered? > > Thank you! > > Jean Taylor, HT(ASCP)QIHC > IHC Tech > Meriter Health Services > Madison, WI > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE > This message and any included attachments are from Somerset Medical Center > and are intended only for the addressee. The information contained in > this > message is confidential and may contain privileged, confidential, > proprietary and/or trade secret information entitled to protection and/or > exemption from disclosure under applicable law. Unauthorized forwarding, > printing, copying, distribution, or use of such information is strictly > prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please > promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error > by e-mail or you may call Somerset Medical Center's computer Help Desk > at 908-685-2200, ext. 4050. > > Be sure to visit Somerset Medical Center's Web site - > www.somersetmedicalcenter.com - for the most up-to-date news, > event listings, health information and more. > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet