BIOPSY AND POST MORTEM EXAMINATION Flashcards

1
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Pathology is divided into two major areas:

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Clinical Pathology
Anatomical Pathology

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2
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Histopathology

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CFITS

Cytology
Frozen Biopsy
Immunohistochemistry/ Immune staining
Tissue Processing
Special Staining

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3
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The study of tissues affected by disease

Useful in making a diagnosis and in determining the severity and progress of a condition

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HISTOPATHOLOGY

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4
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Includes all activities done in the laboratory in order to produce a suitable specimen slide for viewing by the pathologist

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HISTOPATHOLOGIC TECHNIQUES

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5
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PROFESSIONALS UNDER HISTOPATHOLOGY

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Pathologist
Associate Pathologist
Histotechnologist/Histotechnician

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6
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(Head of the Laboratory)

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Pathologist

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7
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Sections large and hollow organs to allow fixation down to mounting

Examines the tissue sections, cytologic slides under the microscope

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Pathologist

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8
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o Monitor staff performance
o Pinpoint problematic situations and find solutions

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Associate Pathologist

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9
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Assists the pathologists by providing spx slides that are properly labeled, processed, stained, and mounted

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Histotechnologist/Histotechnician

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o Ensures high quality conditions of equipment, formalin, and other chemicals and reagents

o Analyze problems and corrects them

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Histotechnologist/Histotechnician

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11
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Work systematically to minimize error

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Histotech

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12
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QUALITY IN HISTOPATHOLOGY LABORATORY

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Quality Assurance

Quality Management Systems

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13
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• Ensuring that everything is right (test time, specimen, patient, diagnosis and price)

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Quality Assurance

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14
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• Set of coordinated activities to regulate a lab in order to continually improve its performance

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Quality Management Systems

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15
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Considers pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic phase

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Quality Management Systems

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16
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From receiving to specimen accessioning down to mounting


Actual reading of the slides


Releasing of results

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Pre-analytic

Analytic

Post-analytic

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17
Q

Documents

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RRAP

Request forms
Reports
Accession Logbooks
Preventive Maintenance

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18
Q

Types of results

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• Surgical Pathology

• Cytopathology

• Autopsy Report

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19
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TAT Surgical Pathology and Cytology =

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2 days

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20
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TAT

Frozen Sections =

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5-15 minutes

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21
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TAT

Autopsy Report =

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7 days

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22
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Reports

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Patient report
Telephone report
Preliminary report
Final report
Incident report

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23
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Post mortem examination

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Autopsy

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24
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Ante mortem examination

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Biopsy

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25
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Autopsia Cadaverum

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Autopsy

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26
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Biopsy

“____” - life;

“___” - to see

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Bio

Opsia

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27
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AUTOPSY
• AKA “

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Necropsy
Post-Mortem
Thanatopsy

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28
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Purposes of autopsy

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• Determine the cause of death and extent of injury

• Uncovering existence of an undetected disease

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29
Q

Types of Autopsy according to:

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Purpose
Completeness
Manner of incision

30
Q

Types of Autopsy according to:
(n)
• Purpose

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Medical/ Hospital
Medico-legal

31
Q

Types of autopsy acc to

COMPLETENESS

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Partial
Complete

32
Q

Types of autopsy acc to incision

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Y-shaped
Straight cut

33
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DISSECTION/EVISCERATION TECHNIQUES

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GHON

ROKITANSKY

LETULLE

VIRCHOW

34
Q

One by one removal of organs
Most widely used

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VIRCHOW

35
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“In situ” (in place) dissection, followed by en bloc removal

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Rokitansky

36
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“En bloc” removal
Organs of same group/activity/region are removed at the same time

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Ghon

37
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“En masse” removal of organs
All organs are removed at the same, then dissected by blocks

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Letulle

38
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Prerequisites:

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•Written or informed consent from the legal next-of-kin

• Medical abstract or clinical data

• Autopsy Request (suspicious evidence of foul play)

39
Q

Personnel

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CPD

Coroner
Prosector
Diener

40
Q

A public official who is empowered to order an inquest into the manner or cause of death

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Coroner

41
Q

• Pathologist who performs the dissection

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Prosector

42
Q

Comes from the German word
“leichendiener” meaning “servant of the dead”

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Diener

43
Q

Diener

Comes from the German word
“_____” meaning “servant of the dead”

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leichendiener

44
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Assists during an autopsy, and assumes many and varied responsibilities in the autopsy laboratory

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Diener

45
Q

(____= before;____ = death)

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ante

mortem

46
Q

TYPES OF BIOPSY

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Fine needle aspiration
Core needle
Incisional
Excisional
Punch
Shave
Curettage

47
Q

• Simplest, least invasive

Minor type of getting tissue sections

• Uses very thin needle attached to a syringe to take out a small amount of fluid and tissue from area

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Fine needle aspiration

48
Q

• Uses slightly larger needle

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Core needle

49
Q

Remove small column of tissue
(1/16 inch in diameter, (½ inch long)

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Core needle

50
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• Surgical
• Small part of a large lesion or tumor is taken

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Incisional

51
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• Surgical
• Entire affected area is taken

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Excisional

52
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• For skin
Uses circular blade to obtain deeper skin sample that removes a short cylindrical core of tissue (“apple core”)

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Punch

53
Q

• For skin
• Small fragments of outer layers of skin are “shaved” or scraped

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Shave

54
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• Tissues are removed from body cavity (or canals) using a currette

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Curettage

55
Q

Methods of Examination

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Fresh

Fixed

56
Q

What are the processes which are performed in histopathologic techniques

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Tissue processing
Cytology
Frozen biopsy
Immunohistochemistry
Special staining

57
Q

What phase is the tissue processing

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Pre analytic

58
Q

Autopsy comes from the GREEK word

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Autopsia Cadaverum

59
Q

Ms. Rose kay nag somatic death na. Unsa man ang type of examination of tissue?

A

AUTOPSY

Malamang…

60
Q

Who submits the autopsy request?

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Coroner

61
Q

Bone marrow aspiration utilizes

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Core needle biopsy

62
Q

Asa gina obtain and bone marrow aspirate?

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Iliac crest of hip bone

63
Q

Fresh tissue examination

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Teasing
Crushing/ Squashing
Frozen section
Smear preparation

64
Q

Smear preparation

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Streaking
Spreading
Pull-apart
Touch preparation

65
Q

Fixed tissue examination

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Fixation
Decalcification
Dehydration
Clearing
Infiltration
Embedding
Blocking
Trimming
Sectioning
Staining
Mounting
Labelling
Microscopic examination

66
Q

Bone marrow aspirate examination is done through

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Pull-apart

67
Q

Is the tissue in frozen sections fresh??

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Yuh

68
Q

Requested during intra-operative procedures to help the surgeon in choosing his next plan of action

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Frozen sections

69
Q

Fresh tissues are frozen using a cryostat or freezing microtome
● Can use two types of microtome
● When using these types, the temperature inside
should be maintained…

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(-10 to -30 degree Celsius)

70
Q

Which has better quality slides?

Fresh or Fixed?

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Fixed

71
Q

Which histopathologic examination is faster? Fixed or Fresh?

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Fresh