{"id":47379,"date":"2026-08-08T18:40:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/?page_id=47379"},"modified":"2026-08-11T16:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:06:36","slug":"the-pathology-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/the-pathology-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"PIA-The Pathology Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\tPATHOLOGY IN ACTION:\t<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tTHE PATHOLOGY LAB\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in an anatomical pathology lab? Learn about the types of tissue stains, the technical aspects of pathology tissue processing, and also catch a rare glimpse of how actual resection specimens are examined and evaluated in the pathology lab.\u00a0 Some of this content is created by pathology <strong>laboratory technologists (allied health staff<\/strong>), who form a crucial and integral part of the pathology clinical service. They are our unsung heroes, and form an essential pillar in tissue diagnosis and hence clinical care.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tTECHNICAL BYTES\t<\/h3>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pathlab2-2048x632.png\" alt=\"pathlab2\" height=\"198\" width=\"640\" title=\"pathlab2\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<p>Here are some <strong>short notes and quizzes<\/strong> prepared by your Medical Technologists in the Department of Pathology, NUHS.<\/p>\n<p>Test your understanding with the accompanying <strong>quizzes!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click on each topic thumbnail to download the notes. Test your understanding with the quizzes!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Contributors:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Moshi Ong (Oversight of content)<\/li>\n<li>Amos<\/li>\n<li>Jia Qian<\/li>\n<li>Loh Le Kee<\/li>\n<li>Magha<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h4><b>Giemsa<\/b><\/h4>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CME-presentation-_GIEMSA-STAIN.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CME-presentation-_GIEMSA-STAIN_icon_-2048x1142.jpg\" alt=\"CME presentation _GIEMSA STAIN_icon_\" height=\"357\" width=\"640\" title=\"CME presentation _GIEMSA STAIN_icon_\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<figcaption>Jia Qian, Magha &amp; Amos<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/quiz-school\/ugc\/story.php?title=giemsa-stain\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"    rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQuiz\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/wp-content\/plugins\/bb-plugin\/img\/pixel.png\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<h4><b>Haematoxylin &#038; eosin<\/b><\/h4>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CME-presentation-_HE-STAIN.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CME-presentation-_HE-STAIN_icon-2048x1149.jpg\" alt=\"CME presentation _HE STAIN_icon\" height=\"359\" width=\"640\" title=\"CME presentation _HE STAIN_icon\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<figcaption>Loh Le Kee<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/quiz-school\/ugc\/story.php?title=special-stain-haematoxylin-eosin-he-stainlz\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"    rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQuiz\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h4><b>Ziehl-Neelsen<\/b><\/h4>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CME-presentation_ZIEHL-NEELSEN-STAIN.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/CME-presentation_ZN_icon.jpg\" alt=\"CME presentation_ZN_icon\" height=\"1376\" width=\"2420\" title=\"CME presentation_ZN_icon\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<figcaption>Jia Qian, Magha, Amos<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/quiz-school\/ugc\/story.php?title=special-stain-ziehlneelsen-stainj3\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"    rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQuiz\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tVIDEOS\t<\/h3>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tissue_contaminant-scaled-e1786182056840-2048x1157.png\" alt=\"Tissue_contaminant\" height=\"362\" width=\"640\" title=\"Tissue_contaminant\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RaJVimjHhSE\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"    rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTissue Contaminants in the Pathology Lab 1\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EkwkzsBp50o\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"    rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTissue Contaminants in the Pathology Lab 2\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Common-clinical-lab-test-1024x580.png\" alt=\"Common clinical lab test\" height=\"363\" width=\"640\" title=\"Common clinical lab test\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/710650105\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"    rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommon Clinical Lab Test\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/the-pathology-lab\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"    rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPIA &#8211; 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