GROSSING Flashcards
grossing often referred to as
cut up
grossing involves a careful examination and description of the specimen of it’s ____
appearance, number of pieces, and dimensions
the most important processes in which the pathologist arrives at a diagnosis
grossing examination of specimens
things to consider in identification of the specimen
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
criteria for rejection of the gross specimen
discrepancies between the requisition and specimen label
specimen with no labels or mislabeled
leaking specimen container
absent clinical data or history
inappropriately identified specimen
orientation markers used in describing specimen
inks, nicking, suturing
used to identify and orient the spec component
ink
for indicating laterally
nicking
sutures are represented as
long lateral and short superior
after describing the specimen using orientation marker, what is next
the specimen is then cut into representative sections and put in small plastic cassette to hold the tissue
size of the cassette
3 X 2.5 X 0.4 cm
the specimen should not be more than how many mm in thickness
0.3 mm
purposes of inking
resection margins
embedding instructions
orientation
distinguish between samples
identify the cut surface
acetic acid
responsibility of a technician
specimen preservation
specimen labeling, logging and identification
preparation of the specimen to facilitate their gross and microscopy
record keeping
tissues are classified based on the type of specimen received. for what purpose?
for the purpose of easy identification, ease in handling, and fast retrieving of results in case of future reports are needed
tissue specimens are prepared by the medical technologist for the pathologist to
describe and cut