LabQ 2024 Histology Faculty/Authors
Jason Reardon, MD Department of PathologyVirginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia
Sadia Sayeed, MDDepartment of PathologyVirginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia
CMLE Credit: 2.0 Estimated Completion Time: 2 hour Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam
Instructions
To claim CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:
Faculty DisclosuresThe faculty have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
Technical Considerations
Release Date: 04/29/2024 Review Date:Expiration Date: 12/31/2026
analyze the trade-offs between different decalcification methods for bone biopsies, considering both clinical urgency and preservation of macromolecules, including DNA, RNA, and proteins, for ancillary testing;
evaluate the importance of standardized preanalytic factors like fixative choice, cold ischemic time, and fixation duration in ensuring accurate breast biomarker testing results for diagnosis and treatment decisions;
examine the importance of biomarker testing, particularly the impact of the results on patient care and personalized medicine; and
explain the rationale behind and the implications of standardized guidelines for preanalytic factors in bone biopsy processing.