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I have experimented on some things and found Blue Cheese to be excellent source
of not only fungus but yeast and some bacteria. I did make a couple of smears
with the blue cheese but seemed to do much better after just routine processing
some of the crumbles of blue cheese in cassettes.
We routinely recycle both our alcohols and xylenes. They are checked for
purity and with the alcohol the extra step of ensuring that we are
getting the correct percentage (95%) recovered. We have never had any
issues in any of our processors or stainers since using recycled
reagents. We also have
We once had this problem..We routinely filter our hematoxylin every
morning at startup.
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From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Burrage,
Shannon L.
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 9:15 AM
To:
It's true and I do know that we are currently in process of upgrading to
barcode reading ability. I don't know if this applies to all areas of
our hospital but have heard rumors that it is happening. It's just
seems to be a slow process. LOL
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We too are having that problem. I had heard that the paraffin had been
changed and now we get cracks.
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From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Erica
Canal
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 5:51 PM
What works for me is this.First I face the block (we don't use any
prepared softeners just regular processing) and then put the block in
ammonia water ( 1%) in a small container on my coldplate and let it soak
for a few minutes. I usually try not to go over 5 minutes but have gone
over that once
Sounds like it may be static...try giving the blocks a little water .
Put a little water in a small container on your cold plate and either
dip a gauze into the water and pat the block just before cutting (
while in the chuck on the microtome) or place the block directly into
the cold water for
Seems as though they may be lifting off in spots? Or maybe perhaps
vibration?
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From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Joanne
Clark
Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 11:22 AM
To:
I was taught that when leaving your microtome for any length of time to
always take the blade out. We had a tech that had the habit of leaving
the blade on her microtome and even though she had the safety guard up
someone from biomed still managed to lean on it and get cut (go
figure)
If
AMEN TO THAT!
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From: Marcum, Pamela A [mailto:pamar...@uams.edu]
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 10:05 AM
To: McAnn, Sherrian; Paula Sicurello; Leah Simmons
Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Microtome Blade safety, in or out when not in
use
Almost sounds as though contaminated with xylene...you may need to have
a professional come out and do a pm and then make sure that it gets
proper daily , weekly and monthly maintenance done. We had the same
problem too and found that some people were not doing proper
maintenance.
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I wash mine with hot soapy water and a soft green scrubby to remove the
day's paraffin and bacteria (I'm sure it grows some). Then squirt a
little absolute in it and wipe around to help dry it . We have a
morning person who fills all water baths every morning. Personally I
don't like the idea
Sorry I forgot to say that I like to use dish soap..namely dawn...but
almost any laboratory glassware soap would probably do the trick.
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From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Leann M.
Murphy
Sent:
We do our own recycling of alcohol and xylene. W e use the recycled
xylene for everything including cleaning the processors.. No
problems..been using it for years
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From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On
We use Dissect-Aide seems to work really well especially with lymph
nodes too.
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From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of White,
Lisa M.
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 1:23 PM
To:
Thank You! If you have ever had to break one down and clean and put it
back together you would know it is difficult (at best) to even turn the
handle. These are precisely machined and don't operate well ...if at all
when warm. I suppose though that you could cut your sections cold ,
however seems
Here in San Antonio, Texas..I hear it is a lot more than that . Maybe it is a
supply and demand thing.. starting wages for a bench Histology Tech here can
run between 19.00 and 21.00 dollars. I have heard that it is a lot more for a
MOHS tech..like maybe around 30.00 dollars and up.
I have been in histology and cutting for about 26 years now. I have
used many types of blades, high and low profile. My favorite and I
think the best ones are Surgipath Teflon coated high or low profile
blades. I believe the high profile blades are the best but I do realize
that not everyone
I agree and would like to add. This is one scenario that I have seen
many times, where hospitals or wherever will hire histotechs without
certifications . I am thinking that saves them money and they still
have a histotech. I have seen good histotechs that have no
certification and likewise
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