II Lecture Chapter 13 True-False Exercise 13.05

The scrub person has a responsibility to correctly identify and ensure specimens are labeled correctly.

True

Amputated limbs are always sent to the morgue for disposal via incinerator.

False

Calculi are placed in formalin to preserve their integrity.

False

Frozen sections should be sent moistened with saline.

False

Permanent sections are routinely placed in the preservative saline to send to the pathologist.

False

Right and left specimens are routinely placed in the same container.=

False

The frozen section that results is considered a final diagnosis.

False

Cerebral spinal fluid obtained from a spinal tap should not have red blood cells. Cloudy or bloody fluid can indicate a preliminary diagnosis.

True

Counted sponges are never passed off with the specimen.

True

Frozen sections are sent dry for immediate review by the pathologist to determine the need for further surgery or postoperative surgery.

True