HOPE RICHARD, MD, PHD
TERRA LEWIS MS, HT (ASCP)
Department of Pathology
Virginia Commonwealth University Health
Richmond, Virginia
Primary Audience: Phlebotomists, Laboratory Technologists, Laboratory Directors
Secondary Audience: Pathologists, Clinical Scientists (Includes all sub-specialty areas), Students, Pathologist Assistants, Residents, and Students
Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:
· describe the basic protocol for handling a skeletal muscle biopsy;
· summarize the protocol for the preparation of skeletal muscle for electron microscopy;
· discuss the common challenges associated with skeletal muscle frozen specimen production; and
· recognize issues with specimen collection that can affect proper processing of a skeletal muscle biopsy.