Completely hilarious! Joelle Weaver MAOM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC
> Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:01:51 -0500
> From: rsrichm...@gmail.com
> To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: [Histonet] Re: grossing tools
>
> Bruce Gapinsk HT (ASCP), Chief Histologist, Marin Medical
> Laboratories, PathGrou
Bruce Gapinsk HT (ASCP), Chief Histologist, Marin Medical
Laboratories, PathGroup SF asks:
>>Histonians, I'm sure we are not the only histology lab that deals with thick
>>grossed specimens. Has anyone tried the new gross tools by Sakura? Or
>>anything else that can cut ONE nickel thick. Tired o
Hi Colleen,
Although I was not able to locate the specific reference you listed,
the two stains that come to mind are Lendrum's Carbol Chromotrope and Congo
Red. While they are not *really* specific for eosinophils, they do stain
eosinophils well. It is fairly easy to differentiate an eosinoph
For me it is the first one because (for me at least) it is not for how long the
employee has been FT but for how long an employee has been involved with the
lab and being able, with his/her performance gained the trust of the employer.
René J.
From: Amber McKenzie
To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwes
I have 2 employees that are wondering about seniority... one HT has been on
payroll for 5 years and has gone from FT to PRN and back to FT without any
breaks. The other tech has been FT for 3 years. Which one is the senior in the
lab?
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We have someone from the clinical lab drain the processor, but we have them
remove the tissue and just leave it out - that way it doesn't cook.. we've had
no problems with this for a couple of years, when we finally got our
pathologists talked into letting us stop working Saturdays.
Joyce Weems
Is there anyone out there who processes both large and small tissue on the
Thermo STP420 tissue processor using both the rotation chamber and the biopsy
chamber? Would you please email me directly? Thanks.
Laurie Colbert, HT (ASCP)
Histology Supervisor
PATH MD
8158 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, C
I also agree. We've done this when the investigator requests being there to
help orient tissue. We just remove the cassette and let drain on paper towel.
Have never had a problem. (I wouldn't leave in liquid, hot paraffin, though).
Peggy Sherwood
Research Specialist, Photopathology
Wellma
Holding the tissue until you come in on Monday may present issues for
ER/PR/Her2 staining. Not to mention you would have to have control tissues
run under the same conditions. For the sake of the patient/specimen, we
come in and embed them and go home. Doesn't take that much time and works
out b
I second that!
On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Robert Schoonhoven <
robert_schoonho...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> All you need to do is have them drain the chamber and place the cassettes
> on a nonabsorbent surface and allow them to cool to room temp. On Monday
> morning have the techs put the into
All you need to do is have them drain the chamber and place the cassettes on a
nonabsorbent surface and allow them to cool to room temp. On Monday morning
have the techs put the into the cassette storage on your embedding center and
they should be ready to embed witin a few minutes. As the ti
For me that is an awful idea having the processed biopsies sitting in a "warm
moist" almost "paradisiacal" environment as if it were an ideal situation.
Make someone to embed the biopsies. This would be the ideal solution, and I
think that your patients deserve it.
René J.
From: Tom McNemar
To
We have actually had someone come in on Sundays just for this reason. An option
for you might be to try this, and have that person put in a full day. He/she
could then take off Monday. It has worked well for us. We also are able to get
IHC cases done over the weekend so they can be given to the
Could you have someone from the clinical lab come up, drain the retort and
simply remove the cassettes and wrap in foil? Then they could sit at room temp.
Jeanine H. Bartlett
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch
404-639-3590
jeanine.bartl...@cdc.hhs.gov
Hello all,
I was wondering about processing breast specimens (needle cores) on Fridays.
We have asked our radiology department to try to avoid scheduling these breast
biopsies on Fridays since we do not work weekends and are concerned about the
extended time in formalin.
I am thinking that we
Hi Colleen,
In my Vet Tech training we did blood smears stained with Wright stain. The
eosinophils were clearly seen and differentially stained from the neutrophils
and basophils. Knowing this, I would probably try a Diff-Quick or Giemsa stain,
paying close attention to differentiation steps.
First of all I want to state that I'm not a clinical lab, I'm a research lab,
but we have performed Her2 IHC. An appropriate control block should contain
tissue that is processed in your lab. I would try to prepare a block that
contained multiple tissue samples (at least two) one 1+ and one 3+
Bruce, I tried them out at the Sakura demo lab in torrence. They worked really
well. Now, whether you can get cranky PA's and residents to use them is another
question.
Tim
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These are really wonderful IF you can talk your pathologists (or whoever is
grossing) into using them.
Jeanine H. Bartlett
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch
404-639-3590
jeanine.bartl...@cdc.hhs.gov
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Milestone has a very impressive (and good) array of dissection tools.
René J.
From: Bruce Gapinski
To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu"
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 12:38 PM
Subject: [Histonet] grossing tools
Histonians,
I'm sure we are not the only histology lab that de
Hello Everyone,
The print head on the cassette printer needs to be replaced again.
Informed that it will need to be replaced again in another 3 -4 months.
This is something I am not looking forward to seeing repaired over and over
again.
This piece of equipment was made in 2010.
Can anyone recom
Hi Jim,
We run the control slide that Ventana sends (although not the best control)
but we add a section from our tissue control block before staining. The
tissue control block contains a 0+, weakly staining 1+, and a 3+. We use
the ventana/tissue control slide as our batch control. This slide
Histonians,
I'm sure we are not the only histology lab that deals with
thick grossed specimens. Has anyone tried the new gross tools by Sakura? Or
anything else that can cut ONE nickel thick.
Tired of reprocessing.
Bruce Gapinsk HT (ASCP)
Chief Histologist
Marin Medical Laborator
The Microm Ergostar is a great option for those labs that cannot afford a fully
automated microtome. I used one for years after my carpal tunnel surgery and
highly recommend it. It is a rotary microtome but you have a push/pull handle
instead of a wheel. And it is suitable for right or left-han
It is a documented fact that manual microtomes can produce, with time and more
on certain histotechs than in others, a repetitive motion affection BUT there
is no mandatory or compulsory legislation about purchasing "automated"
microtomes to "prevent" the problem.
That is an internal issue for e
Happy anniversary! :)
Beatrice DeBrosse-Serra HT(ASCP)QIHC
Isis Pharmaceuticals
Antisense Drug Discovery
2855 Gazelle Ct.
Carlsbad, CA 92010
760-603-2371
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[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of P
I would love to hear the info. on this so please share.
Jeanine H. Bartlett
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch
404-639-3590
jeanine.bartl...@cdc.hhs.gov
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Hi all,
I just moved to NW Florida and looking for a part/full time Histology position.
I have 18 years experience and HT certified with a Florida license. Thank you
in advance..
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From: Thomas Jasper
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 8:56 AM
To: 'histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'
Subject: Automated Microtome question
Hi Everyone,
Question - Does anyone know if there is a regulation in place (OSHA, i.e.)
about
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