acp. Best practice no 161. Examination of lung specimens.

Best Practice No 161 Examination of lung specimens

This article gives guidance for the handling and examination of various types of lung tissue specimens to provide: (1) accurate diagnosis and assessment of severity of disease; (2) suYcient information for the accurate staging of tumours; and (3) an assessment of the contribution of various occupational disorders to the cause of death. (J Clin Pathol 2000;53:507–512)

ACP Best practice no 159. Examination of large intestine resection specimens.

Macroscopic examination of large intestinal resection specimens by the surgical pathologist provides important diagnostic and prognostic information. This review summarises current recommended protocols and evidence based guidelines for gross description, dissection, and histological block selection in both neoplastic and non-neoplastic colorectal disease. Specific lesions discussed include col...

ACP Broadsheet 123: January 1990. Examination of lung specimens.

ACP Best Practice No 167: the laboratory diagnosis of urinary tract infection.

Urinary tract infection is common, and it is not surprising that urine specimens make up a large proportion of those samples submitted to the routine diagnostic laboratory. Many of these specimens will show no evidence of infection and several methods can be used to screen out negative samples. Those that grow bacteria need to be carefully assessed to quantify the degree of bacteriuria and henc...

ACP Broadsheet No 138: May 1993. Gross examination of uterine specimens.