FIXATION

Question 1

Under a properly filled-up surgical pathology request form, the form must include the ff?

Answer 1

A. Patient’s history
B. Physical and laboratory examination results
C. Imaging findings
D. Pre-operative diagnosis
E. Post-operative diagnosis

Question 2

Under accessioning procedures, labeled specimen should include?

Answer 2

A. Complete name with middle or maiden name.
B. Birthdate
C. Hospital number
D. Barcode

Question 3

Enumerate the specimen preparation

Answer 3

1. Gross Examination
2. Materials used for Gross examination
3. Gross laboratory/ Work station

Question 4

What are the criteria for rejection of gross specimen?

Answer 4

a. Discrepancies between the requisition and specimen labels
B. No labels or mislabels
C. Leaking specimen containers
D. Absent clinical data or history
E. Inappropriate identified specimen

Question 5

In describing the tissue during grossing, what must be the weight and dimension of the specimen.

Answer 5

W: 0.1g
D: 1.0 cm

Question 6

Under sectioning, what method is used for dissection?

Answer 6

Bread Loafing method

Question 7

In performing the bread Loafing method, what would be the thickness of the specimen?

Answer 7

1.0cm

Question 8

What is the standard tissue cassette dimension?

Answer 8

3.0 x 2.5 x 0.4 cm

Question 9

In placing specimen into the cassettes, tissue should be more that _____ cm thick

Answer 9

0.3 cm

Question 10

In placing specimens into the cassettes, what should be written in pencil?

Answer 10

Accession number