[Histonet] RE: Slide Consults

2014-03-20 Thread O'Donnell, Lynn M.
I am ok with them putting the label on the front as long as it does not obscure our label. Especially since our label contains bar codes we use for tracking and storage. __ Lynn M. O'Donnell, CT (ASCP), MHA Technical Specialist, Cytology Danbury Hospital 203-739-6704

[Histonet] RE: Slide Consults

2014-03-20 Thread Garrison, Becky
We do not cover the referring institution label. Will place our label on front if there is clear area; if not, our label is placed on the back of the slide, at the frosted end. Becky Garrison Pathology Supervisor Shands Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL 32209 904-244-6237, phone 904-244-4290, fax

[Histonet] Lead Histotech opening near Orlando, FL

2014-03-20 Thread Brannon Owens
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[Histonet] Okajima stain control

2014-03-20 Thread Molinari, Betsy
HI, What would I use for a control for the Okajima stain (hemoglobin). This is my first time doing this stain so any advice would help as well. Thanks! Betsy Betsy Molinari HT(ASCP) Texas Heart Institute Cardiovascular Pathology 6770 Bertner Ave Houston, TX 77030 832-355-6524 (lab) 832-355-6812 (f

[Histonet] Melanin Bleaching...

2014-03-20 Thread Sarah.Dysart
So...I have never done this before. I looked it up in the good ol' bible and found a couple protocols. The pathologist wanted to use the 10% H2O2 procedure because he thought it would be more gentle. So...the slides have been sitting in the 10% solution for 24 hours now. While it is definite

RE: [Histonet] RE: Slide Consults

2014-03-20 Thread joelle weaver
it doesn't bother me to have two labels/tracking numbers. I retain theirs so that they keep the liability of identification with the patient blocks and specimen source since I do not have these items to be able to cross check with the slides. The in- house ID is really just for in house processi

[Histonet] Oil Red O staining question

2014-03-20 Thread David Burk
Experts! Is there any reason you would not consider formalin fixation followed by cryoprotection/cryosectioning for Oil Red O (or bodipy for that matter) staining of mouse muscle? I ask as many folks seem to have difficulty in the flash freezing aspect of tissue collection and end up with lot

[Histonet] RE: Melanin Bleaching...

2014-03-20 Thread Barbara Tibbs
Hi Sarah, I've bleached out melanin using a 5% Potassium Permangenate solution. It's very quick - about 15 to 30 minutes. Wash thoroughly in running tap water. I've done IHC after bleaching with no damage to the tissue. Hope this helps. Barbara S. Tibbs Histology Supervisor Accurate Diagnos

[Histonet] RE: Oil Red O staining question

2014-03-20 Thread Anatoli Gleiberman
I used successfully Oil Red both on flash frozen and formalin-fixed sucrose cryoprotected samples. Don't see any reason why not use formalin fixation. Anatoli Gleiberman, Ph.D. Director of Histopathology Buffalo Biolabs LLC 73 High Street Buffalo, NY 14203 Phone: 716-849-6810x354 e-mail: agleib

[Histonet] RE: Oil Red O staining question

2014-03-20 Thread Elizabeth Chlipala
David That does work, we have done it here on mouse muscle and liver, but there are some problems to fixed and then frozen tissue. The tissue on occasion does not stay on the slide as well once it sectioned, even with plus slides. Liz Elizabeth A. Chlipala, BS, HTL(ASCP)QIHC Premier Labor

[Histonet] HistoTALK Goes to HISTOPALOOZA 2014

2014-03-20 Thread David Kemler
Hello Everyone - HistoTALK (www.HistoTALK.com) was invited to the Georgia Society for Histotechnology's very 1st HISTOPALOOZA. We will be there at Calloway Gardens in Pine Mt., GA from April 25 - 27 (HISTOPALOOZA 2014 dates) interviewing some of our community's most sought after speakers. Fo

[Histonet] RE: Oil Red O staining question

2014-03-20 Thread Manfre, Philip
We pretty much only used formalin-fixed, frozen tissue for ORO. Just don't process them - the alcohol will dissolve the lipid out. Phil. Philip Manfre, B.A., HT (ASCP) Associate Principal Scientist Merck Research Laboratories WP45-251 PO Box 4 West Point, PA 19486 215-652-9750 215-993-0383 (fa

[Histonet] Re: Slide Consults

2014-03-20 Thread Bob Richmond
Amber McKenzie (where?) asks: >>Would it be rude to ask other hospitals that review my slides to NOT WRITE their accession number on the front of my slides, but instead put their accession number on the back of my slides? Sometimes, I get slides back that have stickers on the front under my accessi

[Histonet] Fungus control

2014-03-20 Thread Cheri Miller
Hello wise ones! I am having an issue with yeast floating off my lab, agar grown fungus controls. Micro made us a beautiful control 5 months ago. Now all of a sudden we are seeing a significant amount of yeast floating off the control and attaching to the outer edges of the patient tissue. I t

[Histonet] Jim Herrick- fluoro labels

2014-03-20 Thread Vicki Kalscheur
Jim, We used to do multiple bone labels at time points in large animals. I did not do the calculations. A veterinarian is the best resource. Also, check publications by Markel.Bouvy.Manley.Zdeblick - all independent researchers that used fluorochome labels and identification using PMMA preparati

[Histonet] IHQ Antibody IgD

2014-03-20 Thread avistarop
Hello to everyone!!! Has anyone used this antibody ? Novocastra Mouse Monoclonal Antibody Inmuneglobulin D This antibody is used on FFPE tissue. Could I please get a copy of your protocols? I need to know retrieval epitope time and method. Thank you so much Aldana Vistarop ___

[Histonet] bone marrow and clot and core

2014-03-20 Thread Virginia Miller
Hi All , I was wondering if anyone had any advise on getting clots and cores to stay put? We are using plus slides and giving the slides extra oven time and we are still having issues. So if anyone has some histomagic up their sleeve regarding this issue it would be appreciated. Ginny Miller HT

RE: [Histonet] Re: Slide Consults

2014-03-20 Thread Kelley, Amanda
Amber, My lab buys half size colored slide labels and we place them on the bottom of the slide, they are just a little bit bigger than the size of the +'s on plus slides. We have a printer for consult slide labels which when they are received we print these half labels. They do not obscu

[Histonet] Fungus Controls (Nathan Sires)

2014-03-20 Thread Nathan Sires
Cheryl, If you are having trouble with the yeast floating down the slide and onto your patient tissue, you can always run the control and the patient tissue on separate slides. Running separate controls is always a good idea when searching for microorganisms (GMS, AFB, or PAS-F stains). Also, I

[Histonet] Cassette/slide writers and embedding center

2014-03-20 Thread Aprill Watanabe
Hello everyone, I am doing a product survey of sorts and was just wondering which cassette writer, slide writer and embedding center you were using. I don’t need a huge product review but any details worth noting would be good. I am equipment hunting for a lab that will be doing 30-60 clinical