Slide preparation

Question 1

TRUE OR FALSE.When a solid lesion is aspirated, usually a few drops from the tip of the needle has the most diagnostic material for cytologic evaluation.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

TRUE OR FALSE. On the other hand when the specimen is bloody, the diagnostic cells are diluted and hard to find on a direct smear.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

recommended preparation of maximum _______: using ______drops on each slide and using _______.

Answer 3

4 slides; 1-2; slide-pull technique

Question 4

In slide prep, what type of preservative solution is used to rinse the needle.

Answer 4

Saccomano fluid.

Question 5

What type of consistency does an ideal aspirate has?

Answer 5

creamy consistency with numerous cells suspended in a small amount of tissue fluid

Question 6

Colloid, mucin and smears are stained with _______.

Answer 6

hematological stains (May- Grunwald-Giemsa)

Question 7

Rapid stains like ______ are useful in preliminary assessment of adequacy of the sample.

Answer 7

Diff Quik (2-3 mins)

Question 8

Smears to be stained by Papanicolaou (Pap) or hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) should be rapidly fixed in alcohol (wet fixation) to _________ and _________.

Answer 8

show nuclear details; allow better identification of malignant cell

Question 9

For _______ specimens, a drop or two should be released onto a slide, smeared by two-slide pull method and fixed immediately.

Answer 9

Transbronchial Fine needle Aspiration (FNA)