It is a pleasure to hear what other histotech's are asked to do by the
pathologist. I, too, am asked to exhaust the block. After I exhaust
the block, it gets sent out for a second opinion. I really don't know the
reasons why, just know what I am asked to do.
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Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 11:49
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Subject: RE: [Histonet] Exhaust
Block
It sounds like he is doing the overkill CYA thing. Was he ever
a Navy
Pathologist?
HM2(FMF) Douglas D. Deltour
Naval Hospital
Sigonella Italy
LPO Histology
Histology Technician
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FAX 624-4680
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-----Original Message-----
From:
Cindy DuBois [mailto:ccdub@earthlink.net]
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003
8:51 PM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject:
[Histonet] Exhaust Block
We have a pathologist who recently decided
that if the specimen doesn't show
a disease process (ie, no pathological
abnormality) we must "exhaust the
block". This means (to him) to make
3 additional levels (H&E's), then cut
through the rest of the tissue
leaving nothing in the block. We are suppose
to do this to keep the
patient or referring physician from requesting
further testing on the
block. So far we only have to do this with skin
biopsies, but I am
afraid he will soon want it for everything else. This is
extremely
time consuming!
Do other labs out there do this? I am just
curious.
Cindy DuBois, HT ASCP
Delta Pathology Assoc.
Stockton,
CA
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