Biopsy and Post Mortem Examination Flashcards
Examines the tissue sections and cytologic slides under the microscope
Pathologist
Monitor staff performance and pinpoints problematic situations and find solutions
Associate Pathologist
Assists the pathologists by providing special slides that are properly labeled, processed, stained, and mounted
Histotechnologist / Histotechnician
Ensuring that everything is right (test time, specimen, patient, diagnosis and price)
Quality Assurance
Set of coordinated activities to regulate a lab in order to continually improve its performance
Quality Management Systems
Analytic Phases:
From receiving to specimen accessioning down to mounting
Pre-analytic
Analytic Phases:
Actual reading of the slides
Analytic
Analytic Phases:
Releasing of results
Post-analytic
Documents inside the Histopathology Laboratory
- Request Forms
- Reports
- Accession Logbooks
- Preventive Maintenance
Types of Results
- Surgical Pathology
- Cytopathology
- Autopsy Report
TAT for Surgical Pathology and Cytology
2 days
TAT for Frozen sections
5-15mins
TAT for Autopsy results
7 days
Autopsy vs Biopsy:
Post Mortem
Autopsy
Autopsy vs Biopsy:
Ante Mortem
Biopsy
Involves the dissection and examination of the dead body and its organs and structures
Autopsy