Comments on: Mexican community medicine 2: The Pap Smear http://www.mexicomedstudent.com/2005/12/426 Every journey has a pitstop. Welcome to mine. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:12:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.mexicomedstudent.com/2005/12/426/comment-page-#comment-1316 Anonymous Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1316 <b>Depending on the type of Pap</b><br/>Depending on the type of Pap smear you are doing, lubricant cannot be used. If you are doing the older style of smear it on a glass slide and spray with fixative before it dries, then you absolutely must not use anything on the speculum as it can interfere with the fixing and staining. It is less so with the ThinPreps, but still not recommended. In my office, we use the Welch-Allyn plastic specs with the light source in the handle and always put some warm water on the tip for a gentler insertion. Depending on the type of Pap
Depending on the type of Pap smear you are doing, lubricant cannot be used. If you are doing the older style of smear it on a glass slide and spray with fixative before it dries, then you absolutely must not use anything on the speculum as it can interfere with the fixing and staining. It is less so with the ThinPreps, but still not recommended. In my office, we use the Welch-Allyn plastic specs with the light source in the handle and always put some warm water on the tip for a gentler insertion.

]]> By: enrico http://www.mexicomedstudent.com/2005/12/426/comment-page-#comment-1320 enrico Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1320 <b>That makes sense</b><br/>Well that certainly makes sense. And yes, it was definitely the stainless-steel speculum and glass slide with aerosol fixative. In fact, the patient data (in all cases at this clinic) is etched in the glass with a blunt etching pen beforehand, which is something I hadn't seen in *forever*. Thanks for the clarification! :) That makes sense
Well that certainly makes sense. And yes, it was definitely the stainless-steel speculum and glass slide with aerosol fixative. In fact, the patient data (in all cases at this clinic) is etched in the glass with a blunt etching pen beforehand, which is something I hadn’t seen in *forever*.

Thanks for the clarification! :)

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