[Histonet] Levels and Recuts

[Rogerson Kemlo (ELHT) Pathology]

"bloody rubbish"? Is that accepted terminology for one Professional to
talk to another? Only teasing but it does highlight one worrying aspect
in some Histology Labs. If Biomedical Scientists are really going to be
respected by their Medical colleagues then they have to accept
responsibility for the work they produce.

If a Transfusion BMS gets it wrong the Patient gets maybe the wrong
blood type; if a Histology BMS gets it wrong, he/she gets told it's
'bloody rubbish'. If the Medic gets it wrong then it has an effect on
Patient management and/ or their can be litigation. I'm all for
extending the role of the BMS in Histology, but from my experience, and
Terry's response we must do what we do now, better, it seems.

-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Marshall
Terry Dr,Consultant Histopathologist
Sent: 26 August 2005 12:30
To: Stephen Peters M.D.; Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Levels and Recuts

Another subject talked about several times before.

I agree it is sensible to call another section (usually 'cos there is
something technically wrong with the first), a recut.
I usually scribble on the form, something like, "bloody rubbish" or
"?Q.C.", or something similarly inflammatory:-)

Levels are just a few extra sections at an arbitrary interval.

Serial sections are self explanatory, and semi-serial is a combination
of serial and levels - cut in a bit then do a burst of serials, then
repeat.
Sometimes I ask for levels through the block.
What is asked for depends and what you are looking for and how you
expect to find it.
Invariably, for anything other than levels, I talk about the problem to
the tech., so that they can cut with an eye to the problem.

Dr Terry L Marshall, B.A.(Law), M.B.,Ch.B.,F.R.C.Path
 Consultant Pathologist
 Rotherham General Hospital
 South Yorkshire
 England
        terry.marshall <@t> rothgen.nhs.uk

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Peters M.D. [mailto:petepath <@t> yahoo.com]
Sent: 25 August 2005 21:45
To: Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Levels and Recuts


In my training "levels" were " step sections" going a given number of
turns of the wheel between each section. A recut was another slide made
trimming as little as possible.
I have heard people refer to recuts as I described "levels". I think
this leads to confusion. I 
do not know what the official definitions are but if there is a vote, I
like it the way I described. 
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