I just noticed that Denise Long-Woodward is doing a WS at the NSH S/C in Long
Beach on handling renal samples.
Patsy Ruegg

Teresa Flores wrote:

> Ginny, please go to our web site
> http://www.pathology.lsuhsc.edu/Pathist/dx_home.html
> For instructions on how to handle renal biopsies and other biopsies, click
> on V.DIAGNOSTIC.
> Then click on renal biopsy, biopsy for HRLM-TEM, muscle biopsy, nerve
> biopsy or other sub-titles.
> To better understand our approach for the study and interpretation of the
> renal biopsies, click on
> 1.RENAL PATHOLOGY and then on GLOMERULOPATHIES or RENAL PATHOLOGY 2000
> I hope this will help,
> Teresa Flores
> Pathology Instructor
> EM Lab Manager
> Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
> New Orleans, LA
>
> >We currently send out our kidney biopsies, but I am interested in collection
> >methods, how long the specimen is viable, etc.  Any EM techs out there, I
> >need some expert imput!
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Ginny Einfalt  HT/HTL(ASCP)
> >Corporate Histology Manager, Virtua Health
> >856-325-3144
> >856-325-3317 Fax
> >geinfalt@virtua.org