| Pre-Menopausal
Women |
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Sampling Instruments |
Cervex Sampler Broom: rotate 3-5 times
OR
Spatula: rotate once or twice, taking care to keep contact
with the ecto-cervix
plus
Endocervical brush: quarter rotation, then gently roll the
brush onto the slide |
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| Peri
& Post Menopause Women |
Cervex Sampler Broom: rotate 3-5 times
O R
Spatula: rotate once or twice, taking care to
keep contact with the ecto-cervix
plus (with either method)
Endocervical brush: quarter rotation, then
gently roll the brush onto the slide. |
| Special
Notes |
Techniques |
1. Eversion: take care to sample the edge of the eversion.
This is the squamocolumnar junction
where the columnar epithelium of the endocervical canal meets
the squamous epithelium of the vagina. It is the area where
cell changes occur.
2. Pregnancy: do not use the Cytobrush
(endocervical brush) there is a remote
chance that it could cause membrane
damage.
3. After taking the sample, fix the slide immediately.
Preferably within 4
seconds: definitely no longer than 30
seconds. The cells "expand" if they are
not fixed promptly and might appear
falsely abnormal.
4. If adding a ThinPrep sample, use the Cervex Sampler,
or a plastic spatula. A wooden spatula should not be used.
When you agitate the instrument(s) in
the ThinPrep fluid you are trying to release as many cells
as possible: cells seem to stick less to the plastic than
the wooden spatula.
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Labelling of Pap Test Slides
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To enable
your patient's smear to be reported without delay please ensure
the following patient identifiers are written in pencil on the
slide.
- Patients First
Name
- Patient Surname
- Patient Date of
Birth
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