Fresh tissue examination

Question 1

Surgical procedure wherein it removes the entire area in question?

Answer 1

Excisional biopsy

Question 2

Surgical procedure considered the primry technique for obtaining diagnostic full-thickness skin specimens 2

Answer 2

Punch biopsy

Question 3

What is the primary utility or purpose of FROZEN SECTIONS

Answer 3

RAPID DIAGNOSIS

Question 4

Effects of slow freezing of tissues for frozen sections?

Answer 4

Causes distortions due to ice crystal artifacts

Question 5

Most rapid freezing agent for frozen section?

Answer 5

Liquid nitrogen

Question 6

used method of freezing for cold knife procedure?

Answer 6

Carbon dioxide gas

Question 7

Method of preparing frozen section wherein different temperature is employed between the tissue and the knife, give the specific temperatures of the ff;
1. knife
2. tissue
3. environment

Answer 7

Cold knife procedure
1. knife -40 to -60
2. tissue -5 to -10
3. environment 0 to -10

Question 8

Give the optimum working temp for a cryostat procedure and the temp if not in use

Answer 8

optimum temp: -18 to -20 deg. cel.
If not in use: -5 to -30 degree celsius