Re: [Histonet] Bone samples

2024-01-26 Thread Simmons, Christopher via Histonet
Ion Exchange Decal containers will change your experience forever. -Original Message- From: Gudrun Lang via Histonet Sent: Friday, January 26, 2024 3:32 AM To: 'Chakib Boussahmain' Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Bone samples Hi, In my opinion the

[Histonet] Mohs Tech needed

2021-09-07 Thread Simmons, Christopher via Histonet
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Re: [Histonet] comparable eosin

2020-09-09 Thread Simmons, Christopher via Histonet
We use SelecTech Eosin 515 LT for our derm lab No complaints Get Outlook for iOS From: Histology via Histonet Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 9:17:19 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] comparable eosin Hi

Re: [Histonet] Tissue processor validation

2020-09-02 Thread Simmons, Christopher via Histonet
Get your gross lab to provide you with samples representative of what you normally process and the same for tissue you use for internally procured special stain controls (kidney, lung, etc) Process as usual and cut and perform specials If they work: done. Get Outlook for

Re: [Histonet] Reprocessing tissue

2019-09-03 Thread Simmons, Christopher via Histonet
There are several papers on this. We did a purposeful underprocess and cut and stained it, then reprocessed as normal and compared. The results were eye-opening in terms of how good it worked, but you need to factor in that the second processing will diminish IHC staining quality. Get Outlook

Re: [Histonet] FW: Cerner AB

2018-04-25 Thread Simmons, Christopher via Histonet
There are so many report combinations it's hard to know where to start. Pending logs by block status ensure you have cut all the blocks as expected for that day. Pending stains by status to know where you are during the day and to ensure you have done all ordered by eob. Overdue logs and stains.

Re: [Histonet] Suggestions for making glutaraldehyde penetrate in between little setae of insects for microscopy

2016-02-26 Thread Simmons, Christopher via Histonet
Double PPE if you use DMSO Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 26, 2016, at 2:41 PM, Jay Lundgren via Histonet > wrote: > > A little alcohol will lower the surface tension of aqueous solutions. Then > there's always DMSO. > > > Sincerely, > >

Re: [Histonet] DIF on paraffin embedded tissue

2015-11-25 Thread Simmons, Christopher via Histonet
Useless sample Sorry Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 25, 2015, at 11:02 AM, Rene J Buesa via Histonet > wrote: > > No matter WHO to tell you to do WHAT, for IF purposes, that FFPE tissue is > USELESS.René > > >On Wednesday, November 25, 2015 10:55 AM,

Re: [Histonet] Are gloves required when cutting FFPE blocks?

2015-11-25 Thread Simmons, Christopher via Histonet
Never been cited by cap or clia for not wearing gloves There are hundreds of papers supporting the face that formalin fixed tissues will not spread disease all ER docs cite them when you go in for cutting your finger and ask about transmission CJD cases are the exception Sent from my iPhone >

Re: [Histonet] DIF on paraffin embedded tissue

2015-11-25 Thread Simmons, Christopher via Histonet
By all means share your protocols plz Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 25, 2015, at 12:44 PM, Houston, Ronald via Histonet > wrote: > > Obviously it depends on what you are looking at, but I have had much success > with DIF on paraffin sections > > > Ronnie