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Cell blocks that have been sent through routine processing schedules are typically fixed in what fixative?

At what point can the nurse use hand-based sanitizer instead of soap and water to wash their hands?

On a PAP stain, all of the cells are staining the cytoplasm blue-green from a normal endocervical specimen. This could be caused by what during the staining process?

This is a multifaceted question:  48.jpg  Identify the special staining method used. Name the substance that is stained black. What fixative should be avoided when demonstrating these types of granules and why? What other type of tissue, besides skin, would be used as a control when demonstrating this type of reaction?

The ingredients of the developer solution used in the Bielschowsky method include water, ____________, _____________, and ________________.

This is a multifaceted question: Name three different AFB stains that use the Carbol fuchsin solution (HINT:  providing the regular version and a microwave versions of the same stain will not count as two different stains). Name three ingredients (besides water) that are used to make up the Carbol fuchsin solution. What organism will the Carbol fuchsin staining solution help to identify (or what’s the purpose of this staining solution)? 

Match the following stains with the appropriate characteristic. Answer choices can be used once or not at all.

How does one typically identify if a complementary probe had bound its target sequence with BRISH techniques?

A laboratory can have an acceptable quality assurance program without having proper quality control.

Which of the following would not be considered an adequate fixation method for the cytology cytopreparation techniques?