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<DIV><BR><SPAN class=639282520-19112003><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
color=#0000ff> To help avoid issues with like specimens we color code
them. The first case of GI will be yellow, the next orange, the next
pink...etc. The resident dictates the
color of the cassette as well. It works great for a small lab
like ours. We then follow with putting the yellow
casettes on yellow slides, orange on orange
slide....etc. It does help us as we get many
GI biopsies.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=639282520-19112003> </SPAN><BR><SPAN id=hbblock><FONT
size=2>Hazel Horn, HT/HTL (ASCP)<BR>Histology Supervisor<BR>Arkansas Children's
Hospital<BR><BR>Phone - 501.364.4240<BR>Fax - 501.364.3912 </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Tague, Curtis
[mailto:CTague@ahs.llumc.edu] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 19, 2003
1:40 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Tapper, Sheila<BR><B>Cc:</B> Histonet
(E-mail)<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Histonet] embedding like specimens
sequentially<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=606153719-19112003>I'd
have your pathologist put the hammer down. He or she would no doubt be happy
to see you're desire to improve quality control and reduce the chance any mix
up that could lead to legal problems. Explain to them the risks and I'm sure
they'll back you. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=606153719-19112003>curt</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
histonet-admin@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-admin@lists.utsouthwestern.edu]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Tapper,
Sheila<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 19, 2003 10:21<BR><B>To:</B>
histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Histonet] embedding
like specimens sequentially<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Can anyone give me a
literature reference that delineates the reasons and process for embedding
non-like specimens sequentially?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>We are trying to address our PA's ordering cervical biopsies followed
by endocervical curettage biopsies, and breast masses followed by breast
core biopsies, etc<SPAN class=GramE>..</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The only thing that seems to drive
change is documented literature, not histotechs telling them that this is
poor practice, and potential a legal problem.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I don't need case studies - <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic; mso-bidi-font-style: normal">WE
</SPAN></U></I>all know them - I need hard and fast rules.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Thank you in
advance!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">Sheila
Tapper HT(ASCP)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes">St.
Luke's Hospital<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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