Linda,

WOW!! Can you ask him if he had a special reason for requiring the strongest formaldehyde he could get?   Was it a rare infectious case?  Should we ask how the tissue sectioned or just be glad we did not have to section it today?

Pam Marcum

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> There isn't any mistake about what he wanted. One of our techs was here 
> late last night because one of our more "cranky" surgeons was doing a 
> procedure in OR. He called to the lab for "formaldehyde". He was sent 
> formalin. He preceded to yell (very loudly) that he did not want 
> formalin he wanted "formaldehyde". 
> Linda 
> 
> >>> "Connolly, Brett M" 2/3/2005 2:40:22 PM 
> >>> 
> I think Geoff hit the nail on the head. The surgeon doesn't realize or 
> remember that 'formalin' is supposed to be 3.7%. I feel bad for the 
> patient. 
> 
> Brett 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
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> [mailto:histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Linda 
> Blazek 
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 1:48 PM 
> To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu 
> Subject: [Histonet] 37% formaldehyde 
> 
> 
> Does anyone know why a surgeon would want to send a liver biopsy 
> specimen in 37% formaldehyde? Is there some test or procedure that 
> you 
> would ever want to put a specimen in 37%? 
> Thanks 
> 
> 
> Linda Blazek, HT (ASCP) 
> Department of Pathology 
> Children's Medical Center 
> Dayton, Ohio 45404 
> (937) 641-3358 
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