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DECALCIFICATION Flashcards

1
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Purpose of Decalcification

A

Purpose:

• Removal of calcium and lime salts

• Done after fixation and before dehydration and impregnation

• Calcium might interfere with accurate evaluation and examination

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2
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Significance of Decalcification

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• Facilitate normal cutting of tissue in sectioning

• Prevent obscuring microanatomical detail of tissue

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3
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Organs that require decalcification:

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• Bones
• Tuberculous Lungs
• Arteriosclerotic Vessels
• Teeth

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4
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Characteristics of a good decalcifying agent

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• Rapid, cheap, inexpensive
• Should also render best and accurate result
• Safe
• Readily available

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5
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Unique characteristics of a decalcifying agent

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Stable
Easily available
Inexpensive
Easy to prepare

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6
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Factors affecting the rate of decalcification

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Concentration
Tissue-to-Volume ratio
Temperature
Mechanical agitation
Size and consistency of tissue sample

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7
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If agent is less concentrated…

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Slow acting

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8
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What is the tissue to volume ratio

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1 : 20

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9
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It is the key to a rapid decalcification of tissue

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Mechanical agitation

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10
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If the tissue is large and thick…

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Longer decalcification process

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11
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Four types of decalcifying agents

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Acid
Chelating agents
Ion exchange resin
Electrophoreis

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12
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Type of acids used in decalcification

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Nitric acid
HCl
Formic acid
Trichloroacetic acid
Sulfurous acid
Chromic acid
Citric acid-Citrate buffer sol.

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13
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Conc. Of nitric acid

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5-10%

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14
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Routine of mst commonly used decalcifying agent

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Nitric acid

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15
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Fastest decalcifying agent in the market now

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Nitric acid

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16
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Nitric acid imparts a color ______ to the tissue sample through ______ formation

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Yellow

Nitrous acid

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17
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What is the remedy caused by the yellow coloration of nitric acid

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Add urea or sodium thiosulfate/ sulfate

70% ROH

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18
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Variations of nitric acid

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10% aqueous nitric acid solution

Formol nitric acid

Perenyis fluid

Phloroglucinol-Nitric acid

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19
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Primarily used as surface decalcification

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2% HCl

20
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Components of perenyi’s fluid

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Nitric acid + chromic acid + ROH

21
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Fastest decalcifying agent

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Phloroglucinol-Nitric Acid

22
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Provides good nuclear staining at 1%

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HCl

23
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Lower and causes more distortion than nitric acid

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HCl

24
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Von ebner’s fluid is what type of acid

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HCl

25
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Decalcifying agent used for teeth and small bones

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HCl

Von ebner’s fluid

26
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Component of von ebner’s fluid

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HCl + 36% NaCl + distiled water

27
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Good for routine decalcification of post-mortem research tissues, small pieces of teeth and bone, ISH staining

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Formic Acid

28
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If the formic acid contains a large amount of_____, it produces better nuclear staining and less tissue distortion

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nitric acid

29
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Best for small bone spicules

Good nuclear staining

Slow, weak

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Trichloroacetic acid

30
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Best for minute bone spicules

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Chromic acid

31
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Chromic acid is also known as

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Flemming’s fluid

32
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Best for minute pieces of bone

Weak

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Sulfurous acid

33
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Ph of citric acid citrate buffered solution

A

4.5

34
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principle of chelating agents

Use of other ____ to form complexes with _____ for ease of removal

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Salts

Calcium salts

35
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Chelating agents are utilized in ________ and _______ with the help of electron microscope

A

Immunohistochemistry

Enzyme stainig

36
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Duration for chelating agents

Small tissue sample
Longer and dense bones

A

1-3 weeks
6-8 weeks

37
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Ph of chelating agents

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7-7.4

38
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Common brand of chelating agent

A

CalEx and Versene

Contains Na2EDTA

39
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Principle of ION EXCHANGE RESIN

Increase_____

Uses formic acid with TSE :_________ (ratio)

A

solubility

Formic acid of 1:20-30

40
Q

Remove calcium ions from formic acid containing
decalcifying solutions

Not recommended for hydrochloric acid and nitric acid fluid containing mineral acids

A

ION EXCHANGE RESIN

41
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ION EXCHANGE RESIN

Decalcification Extent:
Can be measured using physical method by simply _______the tissue sample and/or______

A

bending or poking

X-ray method

42
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Principle OF ELECTROPHORESIS

• Attracting______ going to the cathode part of the____

A

calcium ions

agarose gel

43
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Advantage of Electrophoresis

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Time is shortened due to heat and electrolytic reaction produced in the process

44
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T or F

Electrophoresis is used for large bones

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False

45
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Electrophresis

Decalcification Extent:
Best Measured Using:

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• Physical or Mechanical Test
• X-ray or Radiologic Method
• Chemical Method

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