Re: [Histonet] Pap stain troubleshooting

2016-02-06 Thread Bob Richmond via Histonet
Thanks for these excellent comments on troubleshooting the EA and OG-6 components I've copied them for my files. The important thing is to have frequent feedback from the cytotechnologist to whoever is doing the staining. In one job I had the staining was done by a clerical person who took great p

Re: [Histonet] PAP stain troubleshooting

2016-02-05 Thread Terri Braud via Histonet
Hi Charles - Not to worry. Many of us Histo folks don't have a Cytologist to help. Beth is spot on in her advice. I just wanted to add Orange G should appear yellow to orange; 15 sec to 1 minute is the usual range of staining times. EA is often problematic because of fundamental limitations