Med Apps Flashcards
What structures does hematoxylin bind to?
RNA
DNA
Ribosomes
rER
What structures does eosin bind to?
Secretory vesicles sER lysosomes mitochondria type I collagen
What is the Feulgen reaction for?
Binding to DNA
What color is the Feulgen reaction?
Magenta
Mallory Triple
Nuclei–red
muscle–red to orange
collagen–blue
hyaline cartilage–blue
PAS reaction
Carbohydrates–magenta
Osmic acid
Lipids–black
Verhoeff
Elastic fibers-black
Silver methods
Intermediate filaments of nerve cells glial cells, and reticular fibers
Black
Typan blue
Macrophages
Prussian blue
Hemosiderin
Nissl
Ribosomes
Iron Hemotoxylin
Nuclear elements Chromosomes Mitochondria Centrioles Muscle striation
What can H & E be used to find?
Coagulative necrosis
PAS highlights what diseases?
Thickened basement membranes in kidney disease
Glycogen storage diseases
Alpha-antitrypsin deficiency in liver cells
Mallory triple highlights what?
Fibrosis
Prussian blue is used to find what?
Excessive Fe accumulation in hemochromatosis
Congo red can identify what?
Extracellular deposits of amyloid (glassy)
Coagulative necrosis can be found by what stain?
H&E
Alpha antitrypsin can be found by what?
PAS
Fibrosis can be found by…?
Mallory triple
Nuclear changes in cancer found by?
Feulgen
Hemochromatosis can be detected by..?
Prussian blue
Amyloid plaques can be found by..?
Congo red
Marfan syndrome can be found by…?
Verhoeff
