The pathologists at Physicians Laboratory would like to announce the addition of Michelle J. Bleile, M.D. to their practice. As a new member of the Physicians Laboratory team she will focus her practice on Hematopathology. Dr. Bleile begins her practice at PL July 2010.
The use of lubricant during Pap test collection can increase the risk of contaminating or obscuring the cellular sample with both conventional Pap smears and all liquid based methods, including ThinPreps. Because of this, Physicians Laboratory strongly recommends that likewarm water be used to lubricate and warm the speculum. Lubricant can cause difficulties with cell adherance on the slide as well as obscure cellular detail.