GROSSING Flashcards

1
Q

grossing often referred to as

A

cut up

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

grossing involves a careful examination and description of the specimen of it’s ____

A

appearance, number of pieces, and dimensions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

the most important processes in which the pathologist arrives at a diagnosis

A

grossing examination of specimens

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

things to consider in identification of the specimen

A

patient’s name and surname, birthday, hospital number.

the container must bear the same name and account number

check the number in the request form

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

criteria for rejection of the gross specimen

A

discrepancies between the requisition and specimen label

specimen with no labels or mislabeled

leaking specimen container

absent clinical data or history

inappropriately identified specimen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

orientation markers used in describing specimen

A

inks, nicking, suturing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

used to identify and orient the spec component

A

ink

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

for indicating laterally

A

nicking

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

sutures are represented as

A

long lateral and short superior

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

after describing the specimen using orientation marker, what is next

A

the specimen is then cut into representative sections and put in small plastic cassette to hold the tissue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

size of the cassette

A

3 X 2.5 X 0.4 cm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

the specimen should not be more than how many mm in thickness

A

0.3 mm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

purposes of inking

A

resection margins
embedding instructions
orientation
distinguish between samples
identify the cut surface
acetic acid

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

responsibility of a technician

A

specimen preservation
specimen labeling, logging and identification
preparation of the specimen to facilitate their gross and microscopy
record keeping

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

tissues are classified based on the type of specimen received. for what purpose?

A

for the purpose of easy identification, ease in handling, and fast retrieving of results in case of future reports are needed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

tissue specimens are prepared by the medical technologist for the pathologist to

A

describe and cut

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

specimens received in the laboratory, whether tissue or smear, are numbered upon receipt for ease in handling and easy retrieval when further reports or investigations are needed

true or false

A

true

18
Q

materials for grossing

A

tissue specimen
pencil
sharp knife
cutting board
ruler
dental floss
filter paper
scissors

19
Q

procedure (,manual) of grossubf

A

cut a 1/2 X 2 inch piece of filter pate
using a pencil, write the number corresponding to the number assigned to you by your instructor
cut a 2.5 X 2 x 0.5 cm tissue
tie the tissue using one end of a dental floss
on the other end of the floss, tie the prepared filter paper containing the specimen number

20
Q

first and most important step in the pre-analytic phase of histopath section

A

numbering and accessioning

21
Q

identify properly all the specimen received without the need of writing the patient’s name to the accompanying specimen tag

A

numbering and accesioning

22
Q

in numbering the specimen, numbering is preceded by either

A

S surgical
A autopsy
C cytology

and year must be indicated

23
Q

entering details in the log book is part of

A

numbering and accesioning

24
Q

recommended steps in tissue grossing

A

check fixation status
prepare thin slices
avoid specimen trauma
avoid cross contamination
take care with biopsy pads
choose appropriate cassete
avoid overloading cassettes
clearly label cassettes

25
Q

why do we need to check the fixation status

A

specimens are dealt with promptly especially large specimens that may otherwise be inadequately fixed

26
Q

how thin we need to prepare the tissues

A

3-4 mm maximum thickness. This is particularly important with dense tissues

27
Q

how do we avoid specimen trauma

A

handle carefully
do not crush
always use sharp blades

28
Q

how to avoid cross contamination

A

each specimen is handled on a clean surface avoiding the possibility of a specimen-to-specimen contamination

29
Q

what are the specimen that are not placed in biopsy pads

A

needle core specimens

30
Q

what are seen in a section that result from local pressure caused by the cellular structure of the foam pads when applied to fresh or briefly fixed tissues

A

triangular spaces

31
Q

why do we need to choose appropriate cassettes

A

tissue fragments shrink during processing, if cassette perforations are too large, fragments may escape into processing reagents, or worse still, transfer over to another specimen

32
Q

cassettes with fine perforations are available for small tissue fragments

t or f

A

true

33
Q

why do we need to prevent overloading cassettes

A

allowing ready access to processing reagents and preventing distortion of specimens

34
Q

if the volume of tissue is too great __ is used

A

second cassette

35
Q

__ is of paramount importance

A

accurate identification of specimen

36
Q

specimen pathology number

A

accession number

37
Q

entries in biopsy register

A

accession number

38
Q

requisition form as well as the container

A

accession number

39
Q

following considerations

A

check if the specimen is properly labeled with name, age, hospital registration no

the nature of tissue to be exami8ned and the requisition form is also duly filled

check if the specimen is in proper fixative

40
Q
A