A quick question: Are you using any recycled reagents? ie xylene, alcohol John
www.ciqc.ca ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Wednesday, November 14, 2018 12:24 PM, MONICA D. LOCKHART via Histonet <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: > Hello Histo Fam!! > > Please help! > > My facility is experiencing frequent H & E staining problems. Everything from > cloudy cells on routine GI to "The Blank Look" on PNB's. > > We have made changes in some of the obvious areas like cassette whole size > and discontinued the use of sponges at grossing. However, with our biopsies, > we still see varying results in our H&E staining. > > Though this is not an exhaustive list of all the things we have encountered > or the number of changes we have made, hopefully this will give you an idea > of what we are seeing and maybe you have ran across this problem and can > share your wisdom. > > Any comments would be appreciated and most welcome. > > Monica D. Lockhart, BBA, HT (ASCP) PBT > Supervisor Clinical Labs Histology > Loyola University Medical Center > 2160 S. First Ave, Bldg 110 Rm 2290 > Maywood, IL 60153 > (o) 708.327.2608 > (c) 708.692.8361 > monica.lockh...@luhs.org > > Confidentiality Notice: > This e-mail, including any attachments is the property of Trinity Health and > is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain > information that is privileged and confidential. Any unauthorized review, > use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended > recipient, please delete this message, and reply to the sender regarding the > error in a separate email. > > 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
