We also transport smears from the clinical lab to our Pathologist and transport
them back. The Hematology techs put the Pathologist's comments into our
computer system for review by the clinicians.
Wanda
WANDA G. SMITH, HTL(ASCP)HT
Pathology Supervisor
TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER
9330 Medical Plaza
Gary Martin (where?) asks: Our pathologist[s] review peripheral
smears for the clinical lab, and I'm wondering how other facilities
handle the reporting. We presently receive the smear from a tech, the
pathologist provides a comment and returns it to the lab.
I take these VERY seriously. First,
To add to my earlier diatribe: I do not want a slide dripping with
immersion oil to mess up my microscope. I expect you to mount the
smear in resin. Many histotechnologists are uncomfortable doing this,
so I often coverslip the slide myself. I'll use immersion oil on the
coverslipped slide if I
