[Histonet] Re: Tissue processor times
Miyamoto, Garret T Mr CIV USA USAMEDCOM
garret.t.miyamoto <@t> us.army.mil
Fri Dec 4 13:47:24 CST 2009
Carol,
We just obtained a VIP 6 processor and we have a program for routine overnight processing. It seems to work well. I will send or fax it to you by Monday. The Tissue-tek sales rep that installed and trained us, mentioned about increasing the times in the alcohols for fatty/breast tissue. You can try this and make any adjustments to the program I am sending. We have two stations of formalin at two hours each. As a side note, we have two Excelsior processors also and except for a few glitches, they seem to work fine. Take care.
Garret Miyamoto
Lead histotech, Anatomic Pathology Dept.
Tripler Army Medical Center
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> Are you using the potassium permanganate filters? Are you evaluating and changing them as needed. Instructions to evaluate the pellets are listed on page 120 of the Mopec catalogue and probably can be found online. Basically the test has you check the pellets for color, Purple = New, Dark Brown the pellet is spent. We have used these filters for a while now and find that they work well provided they are changed at appropriate intervals.
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> Good Morning Histo Land, I was just informed that on my last test sample
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> From: Carol Bryant <
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] what book to study for registry?
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> Please reply to all. I am also interested in any suggestions as several histotechs I work with would also benefit from the information.
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> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Richmond
> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 11:22 PM
> To: Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: [Histonet] what book to study for registry?
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> I'm working with a thirtysomething man with a degree in chemistry and
> a good bit of experience under his belt, who in these bad times wound
> up signing on as a histech with no experience. Trained by an elderly
> minimally competent tech, he's rapidly blossomed - is making superb
> slides and is really interested in histotechnology. He's appalled by
> the minimal knowledge of science of his co-workers.
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> With the base ulterior motive of trying to keep him from taking off
> when times get better, I've been strongly encouraging him to take the
> registry exam when he becomes eligible in a few more months. I'll try
> to work with him as much as I can.
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> My question to you all is - what book should he be studying? Is the
> exam still based on Freida Carson's book (2nd ed) which we have, or is
> there a more recent book we should get?
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> I recently mentored an employee who took and passed the certification test. We did use Freida's book but used questions from ASCP's study guide book to supplement. I felt that since ASCP is the entity putting together the test questions, the employee would benefit from being familiar with the type of questions ASCP would use. It's a nice book, divided into the different chapters (fixation, microtomy, processing etc.) and it is also divided into the questions for HT and HTL.
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> I'm working with a thirtysomething man with a degree in chemistry and a good bit of experience under his belt, who in these bad times wound up signing on as a histech with no experience. Trained by an elderly minimally competent tech, he's rapidly blossomed - is making superb slides and is really interested in histotechnology. He's appalled by the minimal knowledge of science of his co-workers.
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> With the base ulterior motive of trying to keep him from taking off when times get better, I've been strongly encouraging him to take the registry exam when he becomes eligible in a few more months. I'll try to work with him as much as I can.
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> My question to you all is - what book should he be studying? Is the exam still based on Freida Carson's book (2nd ed) which we have, or is there a more recent book we should get?
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> ........Am I the only one offended by this ??
> I'm working with a thirtysomething man with a degree in chemistry and a good bit of experience under his belt, who in these bad times wound up signing on as a histech with no experience. Trained by an elderly minimally competent tech, he's rapidly blossomed - is making superb slides and is really interested in histotechnology. He's appalled by the minimal knowledge of science of his co-workers.
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> Sorry didn't mean to resend, guess it's a Friday thing?? Maybe not.
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> Subject: [Histonet] one more time. This is what I meant to send
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> Am I the only one offended by this ?? ....Thank goodness for his co-workers, He will be able to rescue them from their plight....Remember when histology was in a dark dank room next to the morgue?? Show some respect for those elderly minimally competent techs ... Most of them taught themselves histology. (In these bad times wound up signing on as a histech)...Its not as if being a HT or HTL is the worse thing this guy could have stumbled upon.
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> Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:45:35 -0500
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> Subject: [Histonet] tissue processor times
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> Hello everyone!
> We have always had one program (catch-all) for all our specimens that we ran overnight on an Excelsior tissue processor. We just purchased a new VIP 6 and I want to have a program for our larger fatty specimens such as breast cases and run our small biopsies on another program. How much time do you use on each station for your larger cases such as breasts? Particularly the formalin stations, 1 hour or 2 hours each?
> Thanks in advance for your replies.
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> Carol Bryant, CT (ASCP)
> Cytology/Histology Manager
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> Subject: [Histonet] THANK YOU
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> It's Friday! Thanks to everyone that responded to my question about
> formaldehyde fumes. It was helpful. Yes, we do change the filters . . .
> Monthly. Maintenance came in and at this moment are checking the air
> flow. It looks like they are going to go ahead and vent it to the
> hospital system. Until we are tested again we will be wearing
> respirators. YUCK!! But I want to be safe. Thanks again and have a
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> Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:05:09 -0600
> From: Cheri Miller <
> Subject: [Histonet] RE: one more time. This is what I meant to send
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> Once more and I will put it to bed. No I am not an old tech... I have been in histology for 18 years. May I quote Dr. Mohs " Only a histotech can produce something so beautiful and useful as a slide" .......sliding off my soapbox .
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