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Clearing Flashcards

1
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clearing is also known as

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dealcoholization

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clearing agent must be ___ with the dehydrating agent, paraffin wax, and mounting medium

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must be miscible

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3
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ideal amount of clearing

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not less than 10x the volume

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4
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commonly used clearing agents

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  • xylene
  • toluene
  • benzene
  • chloroform
  • cedarwood oil
  • aniline oil
  • clove oil
  • carbon tetrachloride
  • tetrahydrofuran
  • methyl benzoate/methyl salicylate
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5
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usual clearing time for xylene

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1/2 - 2 hours

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6
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usual clearing time for toluene

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1-2 hrs

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7
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urgent biopsies clearing time for xylene

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15-30 mins

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usual clearing time for benzene

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15-60 mins

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9
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usual clearing time for chloroform

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6-24 hrs

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10
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usual clearing time for cedarwood oil

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2-3 days

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11
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most rapid clearing agent which can be used with celloidin sections

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xylene

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12
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a substitute to xylene or benzene

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toluene

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13
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rapid acting, recommended for urgent biopsies and routine purposes. it is carcinogenic and may damage bone marrow

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benzene

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14
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best traditional clearing agents for routine use and gives the wides latitude

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chloroform

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15
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recommended for tough (skin, fibroid, decalcified tissues) and large tissue specimens

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chloroform

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16
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best for nervous tissue, lymph nodes, granulation tissue, feral, and other delicate highly cellular specimens

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chloroform

17
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this clearing agent does not make tissues transparent and it is hepatotoxic after prolonged inhalation

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chloroform

18
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clears both paraffin and celloidin sections

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cedarwood oil

19
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this clearing agent recommended for CNS tissues and cytological studies esp. smooth muscles and skin

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cedarwood oil

20
Q

recommended for clearing embryos and very delicate specimen

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aniline oil

21
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removes aniline dyes and dissolves celloidin, tissue become brittle

22
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properties are very similar to chloroform but it is cheaper

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carbon tetrachloride

23
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it dehydrates and clears at the same time since it is miscible in both water and paraffin

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tetrahydrofuran

24
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it can be used when double embedding technique are required

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methyl benzoate/methyl salicylate

25
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ideal storage for specimen

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1 month - 1 year

26
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ideal storage for serum/body fluids

27
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ideal storage for pathology/bone marrow slides

28
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ideal storage for tissue blocks

29
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ideal storage for slides

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indefinitely

30
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ideal storage for autopsy

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indefinitely

31
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ideal routine turn over of results for surgical pathology and cytology

32
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ideal routine turn over of results for frozen section

33
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ideal routine turn over of results for autopsy report

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