Special Procedures Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
how to do a touch prep
A
bisect the lymph node and touch it to the slide
2
Q
how to do a squash prep
A
place the tissue in between two slides, squash tissue and smear
3
Q
how to do scrape and smear
A
scrape the tissue with the end of a slide, take the end of the slide and smear it onto another slide
4
Q
how to do FNA prep
A
place one drop of fluid onto a slide, place another slide on the top and pull slides apart
5
Q
the remaining tissue in a FNA can be placed into
A
formalin
6
Q
two fixatives for smears
A
cytospray, 95% alcohol
7
Q
easier to stain this for specials and IHC
A
cell block
8
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