Specimen retention

Question 1

Copies of report distribution

Answer 1

3 copies; 1 doctor, patient = original, file

Question 2

Types of reports

Answer 2

Surgical pathology, Cytopathology, Autopsy

Question 3

Request form signatories

Answer 3

Patient’s doctor

Question 4

Result form signatories

Answer 4

Pathologist

Question 5

Surgical pathology & cytology turnover time

Answer 5

24 hours

Question 6

Frozen section turnover time

Answer 6

5-15 minutes

Question 7

Autopsy report turnover time

Answer 7

1 week (Autopsy procedure: 24 hours)

Question 8

Specimen (tissue) storage duration

Answer 8

1 month to 1 year

Question 9

Tissue blocks (paraffin) storage duration

Answer 9

3 to 10 years

Question 10

Slides storage duration

Answer 10

Indefinitely

Question 11

Record of requisition can be retained for

Answer 11

2 years

Question 12

QC records can be retained for

Answer 12

2 years

Question 13

Instrument maintenance records can be retained for

Answer 13

2 years

Question 14

BB QC records can be retained for

Answer 14

5 years

Question 15

BB employee signatures can be retained for

Answer 15

10 years

Question 16

BB donor/recipient records can be retained for

Answer 16

Indefinitely

Question 17

Clinical pathology lab reports can be retained for

Answer 17

2 years

Question 18

Surgical pathology (and BM) reports can be retained for

Answer 18

10 years

Question 19

Cytogenetics reports can be retained for

Answer 19

20 years

Question 20

Autopsy forensic reports can be retained for

Answer 20

Indefinitely

Question 21

Specimen (tissue) can be stored for

Answer 21

1 month to 1 year

Question 22

Tissue blocks (paraffin) can be stored for

Answer 22

3 to 10 years

Question 23

Slides can be stored for

Answer 23

Indefinitely

Question 24

Serum/other body fluids can be retained for

Answer 24

48 hours

Question 25

Blood smears (routine) can be retained for

Answer 25

7 days

Question 26

Microbiology smears can be retained for

Answer 26

7 days

Question 27

BB donor/recipient specimens can be retained for

Answer 27

7 days post-transfusion

Question 28

Pathology/BM slides can be stored for

Answer 28

10 years

Question 29

Pathology blocks can be stored for

Answer 29

10 years

Question 30

Cytogenetic slides can be stored for

Answer 30

3 years

Question 31

Cytogenetics diagnostic images can be stored for

Answer 31

20 years

Question 32

Body fluids (forensic cases) can be retained for

Answer 32

1 year

Question 33

Tissue for toxicology (forensic cases) can be retained for

Answer 33

1 year

Question 34

Wet tissues (forensic cases) can be retained for

Answer 34

3 years

Question 35

Paraffin blocks (forensic cases) can be stored for

Answer 35

Indefinitely

Question 36

Slides (forensic cases) can be stored for

Answer 36

Indefinitely

Question 37

Reports (forensic cases) can be stored for

Answer 37

Indefinitely

Question 38

Gross photographs/negatives (forensic cases) can be stored for

Answer 38

Indefinitely

Question 39

Dried blood films (forensic cases) can be stored for

Answer 39

Indefinitely

Question 40

Frozen tissue for DNA (forensic cases) can be stored for

Answer 40

Indefinitely