RE: Thank you for your input - Cytology Medical Preps

From:"Weems, Joyce" <JWEEMS@sjha.org>

And I need to add that we do Cytospins in Hematology - but at the time I was
only thinking Cytology! Joyce in Atlanta

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Paula Wilder [SMTP:histo20@hotmail.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, June 27, 2001 4:46 PM
> To:	histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject:	Thank you for your input - Cytology Medical Preps
> 
> Thank you Histonet for all of your responses to our survey.  The summary
> of 
> the responses are as follows:
> 
> 2 slides stained with the Pap stain after centrifuging the fluid and 1 HE 
> slide from the cellblock - Theresa Rohr
> 
> 2 smears, 1 cytospin, 1 cell block on body fluids -
> 
> 2 pap stained cytopsins, a cytopsin that was diff-quik stained plus 2
> slides 
> from a cell block - Carla Shoffeitt
> 
> 4 smears prepared and a slide on the cell block.  Two were air-dried and 
> stained with diff-quik and two were fixed in 95% alcohol and stained witha
> 
> PAP stain.  The cell block section is stained with an HE.  If the fluid
> was 
> scanty and a cytospin prep was used then one of each stain - Jennifer 
> MacDonald
> 
> We do four cytospins or two double cytospins on all fluids.  Pleurals and 
> peritoneal fluids also have a cell block made if possible.  On our sputums
> 
> and thick fluids we make four smears. - Jennifer Englin
> 
> For bodily fluid a total of 5 slides.  3 cell block slides and 2 pap
> stains. 
>   If requested we will do specials - David Low
> 
> We prepare 4 slides on body fluids, CSFs, urines, etc. - Victoria Spoon
> 
> We routinely do 2 direct smears and 2 cytospins on fluids other than urine
> 
> and CSF. - Cheryl George
> 
> Here at St. Joseph's, Atlanta, we make one ThinPrep Pap, one ThinPrep HE
> and 
> a cell block - Joyce Weems
> 
> We routinely do two smears and a double cytospin on all of our fluids, as 
> well as a cell block. - Heidi Staman
> 
> Routinely we prepare as follows:
> Pleural and peritoneal effusions: 2 airdry  and 2 ethanol fixed smears
> plus 
> a centifuged cell block
> CSF:  1 AD and 1 WF cytocentrifuge (or 2 of each if enough fluid)
> Peritoneal washing: 1 ADS and 1 WF plus cell block
> Cysts: (renal, ovarian, thyroid, etc) : 1 AD and 1WF cytocentrifuge - Tony
> 
> Henwood
> 
> We make 5 slides for body fluids, 4 stained PAP, 1 HE.  Cell block if 
> possible - Lee Mayhew
> 
> Chest and abdominal fluids, ovarian fluids:
> 2 cystospin slides, 2 smears, 1 cell button
> CSF, urine - 2 cytospin slides
> sputum, bronch wash - 2-4 smears, 1 cell button
> Bronch brush - 2 smears or 2 cytospin slides, 1 cell button if possible
> 
> Again, THANKS to all of you for your responses.  They have been greatly 
> appreciated!
> 
> Paula Wilder
> St. Joseph Medical Center
> Towson, MD
> 
> 
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