Decalcification

Question 1

A yellow solution of decalcifying agent MAY indicate that it contains..?

Answer 1

Nitrous acid

Question 2

Effect of over-decalcification on Perl’s Prussian Blue stain?

Answer 2

False negative

Question 3

Microcalcification may be an important diagnostic feature in which disease?

Answer 3

Breast cancer

Question 4

When calcium is present in tissues it will stain in the following way?

red with van gieson’s

red with eosin

blue with hematoxylin

black with gomori’s

Answer 4

Blue with hematoxylin

Question 5

Correct order in processing bone marrows?

Answer 5

Fixation, decal, dehydration, clearing

Question 6

Which decalcifying agent can produce a toxic gas when in contact w/ formalin?

Answer 6

HCl