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Histologic Technique Flashcards

1
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It deals with the preparation of tissues for microscopic examination

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Histological Technique

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2
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What happened if a tissue is removed from the body or cut off from its blood supply

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Decomposition occurs

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Decomposition results from:

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Deprivation of oxygen
Accumulation of carbon dioxide
Autolysis

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4
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Decomposition occurs in what following organs?

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Kidney
Liver
Pancreas

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5
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This is where the tissue specimen from the operating theaters and clinics are received

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Specimen Reception Laboratory

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6
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Accurate diagnosis is dependent upon correct what?

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Identification
Handling
Processing

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7
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It may include the year and month the specimen was received.

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Accession number

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8
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This are frequently used by clinical laboratories

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Bar codes

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9
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The specimen container label and the accompanying request form should include:

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Patient’s name
Age or birth date
Medical record number

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Where should the label be firmly attached?

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Attached to the body of the container

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11
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What does a request form should have

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Provisional diagnosis and brief clinical details.

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12
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People who can gross specimen

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Pathologist
Resident
Physician assistant

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13
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The type of biopsy and the number of fragments received should be documented

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Grossing

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14
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This should not be cut, bisected, or inked while fresh and infixed.

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Small specimens

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15
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This is where the small specimens should be processed

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Lens paper or in a tea bag

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16
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Usually taken with a larger lesion or of a generalized inflammatory or other diseases process.

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Core biopsies

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17
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Should be bisected eccentrically and embedded (4mm)

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Larger core biopsies

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18
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Should be embedded totally without cutting it (2mm)

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Small core biopsies

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19
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Depending upon the size of the biopsy, other epithelial surfaces should cut

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Shave biopsies of skin

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20
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Method of choice for surgical removal of whole organ

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Excisional biopsy

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21
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Original site of a lesion may need to be re-excised if the margins are invaded by tumor

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Re-excision specimen

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22
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Operative specimen

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Non skin specimen

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23
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All specimens must be examined carefully because:

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It may harbor unsuspected malignant

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24
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Important determinants of neoplastic specimen

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Tumor

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25
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Special care due to diagnostic difficulties of pediatric lesion/ disease

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Pediatric specimen

26
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Processing of tissues

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  1. Identification- Gross Examination & Accessioning
  2. Fixation
  3. Decalcification- removal of calcium
  4. Dehydration – removal of water using alcohol.
  5. Clearing- remove excess alcohol
  6. Infiltration / Impregnation
  7. Embedding- solidify
  8. Trimming- cut excess
  9. Section Cutting –microtome to have tissue sample / tissue ribbon
  10. Staining – H&E staining (commonly used)
  11. Mounting- process slip
    12.Labeling – label accession number
27
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Microscopic study of the normal tissue

28
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Microscopic study of tissue affected by the disease

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Histopathology

29
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Simplest, least invasive, not always adequate to obtain diagnosis

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Fine needle aspirations

30
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Remove not only cells but also small amount of tissue

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Core needle biopsy

31
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Takes out some abnormality, remove only a portion

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Incisional biopsy

32
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Remove entire area

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Excisional biopsy

33
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Primary technique, diagnostic

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Punch biopsy

34
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Small fragments are shaved

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Shave biopsy

35
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Scooped or spooned

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Curettings

36
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Methods of tissue examination

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Fresh tissue examination
Fixed Tissue examination

37
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Methods of fresh tissue examination

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Teasing or dissociation
Squash preparation
Smear preparation
Frozen section

38
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Tissue specimen is immersed in a watch glass containing isotonic normal saline solution

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Teasing and dissociation

39
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These are the microscopes that can be used in teasing or dissociation

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Bright field microscopy
Phase contrast microscopy

40
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Tissues are placed in a microscopic slide forcibly compressed with another slide or coverslip
-< 1mm thick of tissues

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Squash preparation

41
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Smears should be from fresh material, cellular materials are spread lightly

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Smear preparation

42
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Methods of smear preparation

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Streaking
Spreading
Pull-apart
Touch

43
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It is a smear preparation method and it is used for preparing. Ex: mucoid secretion, vaginal secretion, gastric content

44
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It is a smear preparation method and it is used for thick mucoid secretions. Ex: smears of fresh sputum, bronchial aspirates

45
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It is a smear preparation method that is used for serous fluids, concentrated sputum, vaginal pool

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Pull-apart

46
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It is a smear preparation method and it is used for preparation of direct impression. Ex: lymph nodes, autopsy secretion

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Touch or impression smear

47
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Utilized when rapid diagnosis of tissue is required

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Frozen section

48
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Frozen section is recommended for:

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Nervous tissue/lipids

49
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Thicknesses for frozen section

50
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Temperature for frozen section

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-10 - -20C

51
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Frozen section limitation

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Freezing artifacts
Inferior quality
Lack of consultation

52
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Optimal turn around time

53
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Cryostat temp for rfs

54
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2 methods of preparing frozen section

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Cold knife procedure
Cryostat procedure

55
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Microtome for cold knife procedure

56
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Microtome for cryostat procedure

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Cold microtome

57
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Optimum condition for sectioning (cold knife procedure)

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Knife- -40 to -60C
Tissues- 5 to -10C
Environment- 0 to 10C

58
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Optimum working temperature for cryostat procedure

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-18 to -20C

59
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A refrigerated cabinet in which a modified microtome is housed

60
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Best for frozen section, has a synthetic water soluble glycols and resins

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Mounting media

61
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Freezing agents

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Liquid nitrogen- common
Isopentate cooled by liquid nitrogen
Carbon dioxide gas
Aerosol spray

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