Auto text: “Insert Heart Biopsy”
Gross
- You will likely receive 2 containers per case for either transplant or native heart biopsies.
- Please verify that the Transplant (OHT) Biopsies are accessioned as part type “Heart transplant (OHT) biopsy” and that the Native Biopsies are accessioned as part type “Myocardium, biopsy for histo.”
- Biopsy in Formalin (for standard H&E / IHC) : Count and dictate the number of fragments. Submit entirely in mesh bag and stain with eosin. Submit on biopsy run.
- Biopsy in Zeus or Michele (for immunofluorescence) : Count and dictate the number of fragments, making sure to dictate the correct medium. Do NOT remove tissue from container. Place container, empty cassette, and copy of requisition in a plastic bag in IF box in refrigerator.
- Biopsy in Glutaraldehyde (for electron microscopy): Count and dictate the number of fragments, making sure to dictate the correct medium. Do NOT remove tissue from container. Place container and EM request form in a plastic bag in EM box in refrigerator.