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<DIV>It is a pleasure to hear what other histotech's are asked to do by the
pathologist. I, too, am asked to exhaust the block. After I exhaust
the block, it gets sent out for a second opinion. I really don't know the
reasons why, just know what I am asked to do.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A
href="mailto:DDDeltour@sig.med.navy.mil">Deltour, Douglas D.(HM2)</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:ccdub@earthlink.net">'Cindy DuBois'</A> ; <A
href="mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu">histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 14, 2003 11:49
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Histonet] Exhaust
Block</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>It sounds like he is doing the overkill CYA thing. Was he ever
a Navy<BR>Pathologist?<BR><BR>HM2(FMF) Douglas D. Deltour <BR>Naval Hospital
Sigonella Italy <BR>LPO Histology <BR>Histology Technician <BR>DSN 624-4669
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Cindy DuBois [mailto:ccdub@earthlink.net]<BR>Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003
8:51 PM<BR>To: <A
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[Histonet] Exhaust Block<BR><BR><BR>We have a pathologist who recently decided
that if the specimen doesn't show<BR>a disease process (ie, no pathological
abnormality) we must "exhaust the<BR>block". This means (to him) to make
3 additional levels (H&E's), then cut<BR>through the rest of the tissue
leaving nothing in the block. We are suppose<BR>to do this to keep the
patient or referring physician from requesting<BR>further testing on the
block. So far we only have to do this with skin<BR>biopsies, but I am
afraid he will soon want it for everything else. This is<BR>extremely
time consuming!<BR><BR>Do other labs out there do this? I am just
curious.<BR><BR>Cindy DuBois, HT ASCP<BR>Delta Pathology Assoc.<BR>Stockton,
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