[Histonet] Spit and Diastase

[Lee & Peggy Wenk]

Besides eating, also consider chewing of gum, or sucking on mints or candy,
as a way of depleting diastase. 

One reason to consider using commercial amylase/diastase. Standardization.
Along with lack of bacteria and epithelial cells showing up on the patient's
slides.

Peggy A. Wenk, HTL(ASCP)SLS
Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, MI 48073
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Helayne
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12:37 PM
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Subject: [Histonet] Spit and Diastase

Hi Gang,
   What would cause someone's spit to no longer work while doing a PAS w/
Diatase. She is a trainee and has done this several times prev to this w/o
any issues and all the sudden her spit does not work.  Did not work
yesterday nor did the repeat today work.  Well off to repeat it again w/ my
spit.  

Any suggestions,
Thanks
Helayne Parker

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