[Histonet] QIHC

2023-06-15 Thread Paula Sicurello via Histonet
Well..I did not pass the exam on my second attempt.  Waa! Anyway, it got me wondering:  are there statistics out there that give a break down of the pass rate of the QIHC exam? What's the percentage of HTLs that are QIHC? Sincerely, Paula Sicurello

Re: [Histonet] VWR(R) Q path(R) Safesolv, Solvent Substitute

2023-06-15 Thread Jay Lundgren via Histonet
Ay perdón, no conocía que ya existe el medio de montaje Q Path® Safemount 00647520 compatible con el sustituto. Perfecto. Atentamente, Jay A. Lundgren, M.S., HTL (ASCP) On Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 12:07 PM Jay Lundgren wrote: > I've used all of them and they work fine. There's two flavors,

Re: [Histonet] VWR(R) Q path(R) Safesolv, Solvent Substitute

2023-06-15 Thread Jay Lundgren via Histonet
I've used all of them and they work fine. There's two flavors, one that smells like bug spray (aliphatic hydrocarbons based) and the citrus kind. If you have one of those people in your lab that freaks out about fragrances (which is an actual, recognized psychosis, btw, it's called hyperosmia and

Re: [Histonet] VWR(R) Q path(R) Safesolv, Solvent Substitute

2023-06-15 Thread Anthony Lapiana via Histonet
Hey Monica, I have not used that exact substitute before, but I do currently use Sub-X from Leica. It is amazing for running down slides, but I wouldn’t recommend it for tissue processing as xylene is the best for that. Attached below Is the xylene substitute and mounting medium I use for

[Histonet] IHC QC Forms

2023-06-15 Thread ADESUPO ADESUYI via Histonet
Hi, I will be glad if you guys can share your IHC QC forms with me. Sincerely, Adesupo A ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

[Histonet] VWR(R) Q path(R) Safesolv, Solvent Substitute

2023-06-15 Thread Monica Aguilera via Histonet
Hi! Does anyone have experience with xylene substitutes like this? https://es.vwr.com/store/product/16702338/vwr-q-path-safesolv-solvent-substitute Thanks! Mònica -- Mònica Aguilera Pujabet, DVM, PhD Senior Research Officer Histopathology Facility Institute for Research in Biomedicine - IRB