<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Writimize LLC]]></title><description><![CDATA[SEO copywriting for contractor websites]]></description><link>https://www.histotechprep.com/histo-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:31:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.histotechprep.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Clinical Week 4-6]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have developed a routine and started settling into it during weeks 4 and 5. I start the morning setting up my work station: fill water bath, lay out my supplies, choose 15 initial blocks and lay on ice. I let the blocks chill for about half an hour to an hour, during which time I continue with filing and moving old slides to make room for more recent slides in the archive room. And that is how I spend my time: alternating between filing and cutting. On any given day, I cut between 30 to 55...]]></description><link>https://www.histotechprep.com/post/clinical-week-4-6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a329fdd9b47a7f91ae620cc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:09:59 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>writimizellc</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clinical Week 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[5/26/2026 Started at my regular time, 7:30am. Began by helping out the cytologist process some more samples, this time auricular fluid, BAL (bronchoalveolar lavage), and peritoneal fluid. I am getting used to the ThinPrep processor. It's super easy after a few runs. I also got to stain manually again. No coverslipping; I am still quite slow, and the cyto samples can't air dry at any point or else those cornflake artifacts will form. The supervisor wasn't in, so I wasn't sure if I was allowed...]]></description><link>https://www.histotechprep.com/post/clinical-week-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a16347b2a9023e23335c190</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 14:34:59 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>writimizellc</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clinical Weeks 1-2]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently started a clinical rotation at a VA hospital in my area, and will log my experiences. My first two days were shadowing, first the cytologist and then one of the histotechs. Adventures in cytology This was my first exposure to cytopreparation. Cytology is very similar to histology (the cytologist calls us "cousins"), with the main difference being screening and diagnosis. Cytologists are able to analyze slides for abnormalities and note those down for the pathologist, while...]]></description><link>https://www.histotechprep.com/post/clinical-weeks-1-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a10ac270ac12a65423b5b66</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 02:52:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/567684_246ee7ff5a664ca5a89533d3500afc47~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_946,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>writimizellc</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>