Dear Readers,
Do you have a love/hate relationship with your microscope? Do you dread having to fight with it to focus? Do you struggle to know if what you are looking at is diagnostic or not? I hear these concerns from vets, techs, and nurses all the time, so I wanted to take a moment today to show you a few simple microscopy “life hacks” that should make your cytology experience a lot more diagnostic (and enjoyable)!
Tip #1: Optimize staining
The right staining—not to be confused with WRIGHT staining!—is critical to correctly interpreting samples under the microscope. You want to make sure you have optimized the protocol, understand the pros and cons of each stain, and use best practices to keep them clean.
First off, most vets outside of reference labs will be usin…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to All Science Great & Small to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.