Biopsy and Post Mortem Examination Flashcards

1
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Examines the tissue sections and cytologic slides under the microscope

A

Pathologist

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2
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Monitor staff performance and pinpoints problematic situations and find solutions

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Associate Pathologist

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3
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Assists the pathologists by providing special slides that are properly labeled, processed, stained, and mounted

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Histotechnologist / Histotechnician

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4
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Ensuring that everything is right (test time, specimen, patient, diagnosis and price)

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Quality Assurance

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5
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Set of coordinated activities to regulate a lab in order to continually improve its performance

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Quality Management Systems

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6
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Analytic Phases:

From receiving to specimen accessioning down to mounting

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Pre-analytic

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7
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Analytic Phases:

Actual reading of the slides

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Analytic

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8
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Analytic Phases:

Releasing of results

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Post-analytic

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9
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Documents inside the Histopathology Laboratory

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  • Request Forms
  • Reports
  • Accession Logbooks
  • Preventive Maintenance
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10
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Types of Results

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  • Surgical Pathology
  • Cytopathology
  • Autopsy Report
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11
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TAT for Surgical Pathology and Cytology

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2 days

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12
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TAT for Frozen sections

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5-15mins

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13
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TAT for Autopsy results

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7 days

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14
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Autopsy vs Biopsy:

Post Mortem

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Autopsy

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15
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Autopsy vs Biopsy:

Ante Mortem

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Biopsy

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16
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Involves the dissection and examination of the dead body and its organs and structures

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Autopsy

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17
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Autopsy according to Purpose:

Performed when a patient dies on
a hospital during the course of
treatment

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Medical/Hospital

18
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Autopsy according to Purpose:

Criminal trials, civil suit, suspicious types of death

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Medico-legal

19
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Autopsy according to Completeness:

Examination in the specific region of the body

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Partial

20
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Autopsy according to Completeness:

Examination of the entire external and internal examinations

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Complete

21
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Types Autopsy according to Manner of Incision

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Y-shaped and Straight Cut

22
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Dissection Techniques:

  • One by one removal of organs
  • Most widely used
A

Virchow

23
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Dissection Techniques:

“In situ” (in place) dissection, followed by en bloc removal

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Rokitansky

24
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Dissection Techniques:

  • “En Bloc” removal
  • Organs of same
    group/activity/region are removed at the same time
A

Ghon

25
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Dissection Techniques:

  • “En Masse” removal of organs
  • All organs are removed at the
    same, then dissected by blocks
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Letulle

26
Q

A public official who is empowered to order
an inquest into the manner or cause of
death

A

Coroner

27
Q

Pathologist who performs the dissection

A

Prosector

28
Q

Assists during an autopsy, and assumes many and varied responsibilities in the autopsy laboratory

A

Diener

29
Q

Meaning of german word “leichendiener”

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servant of the dead

30
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Types of Biopsy:

Uses very thin needle attached to a syringe to take out a small amount of fluid and tissue from area

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Fine Needle Aspiration

31
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Types of Biopsy:

Remove small column of tissue (1/16 inch in diameter, 1⁄2 inch long)

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Core Needle

32
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Types of Biopsy:

Small part of a large lesion or
tumor is taken

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Incisional

33
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Types of Biopsy:

Entire affected area is taken

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Excisional

34
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Types of Biopsy:

Uses circular blade to obtain
deeper skin sample that removes a short cylindrical core of tissue

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Punch

35
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Type of Biopsy:

Small fragments of outer layers of
skin are “shaved” or scraped

A

Shave

36
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Type of Biopsy:

Tissues are removed from body cavity (or canals) using a currette

A

Curettage

37
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Methods of Examination

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Fresh & Fixed

38
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Types of Fresh Examination

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  • Teasing
  • Crushing
  • Smear Preparation
  • Frozen Sections
39
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Types of Smear Preparation

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  • Streaking
  • Spreading
  • Pull apart
  • Touch Preparation/Impression Smear
40
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Steps for Fixed Examination

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  1. Fixation
  2. Decalcification
  3. Dehydration
  4. Clearing
  5. Infiltration
  6. Embedding
  7. Blocking
  8. Trimming
  9. Sectioning
  10. Staining
  11. Mounting
  12. Labeling
  13. Microscopic Examination