**Cytopathology**

|Name of Examination in scope                                                                                                                                                                                                          |IQC Frequency                                                                                                    |
|1. Palpable or non palpable lesions involving any organ.                                                                                                                                                                              |Once in a month                                                                                                  |
|2. Body fluids (Ascitic, pleural, CSF, Synovial, Pus, BAL fluid, ET secretion, Nipple discharge)                                                                                                                                      |Once in a month                                                                                                  |
|3. Unstained smear                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |Once in a month                                                                                                  |
|4. Scraping / brushing (GIT, Bronchial, oral)                                                                                                                                                                                         |Once in a month                                                                                                  |
|5.Cervical and Vaginal smears (conventional)                                                                                                                                                                                          |Once in a month                                                                                                  |
|6. - IQC with each routine and special stain\\ \\ - Hematoxylin and eosin\\ \\ - Giemsa (May Grunwald Giemsa)\\ \\ - Papanicolaou stain\\ \\ * PAS( Periodic Acid Schiff) stain\\ * ZN (Ziehl Neelsen) stain for AFB\\ * Toludine Blue|Daily & once in a month\\ \\ -Lot validation with every change of reagent lot                                    |
|7. Review of previous slides of same patients                                                                                                                                                                                         |At the time of follow up                                                                                         |
|8. Histopathological correlation of previously reported abnormal smears                                                                                                                                                               |Whenever tissue received at histopathology section from the patient previously reported by cytopathology section.|
|9. ASCUS:SIL ratio assessment of gynaecological smears.                                                                                                                                                                               |Once in a month                                                                                                  |