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HT Histotechnician Certification Practice Exam

HT — The HT (Histotechnician) certification exam is administered by the ASCP Board of Certification (BOC); it consists of 100 multiple-choice questions administered over 150 minutes, with a scaled passing score of 400/999, covering fixation, processing, embedding, microtomy, routine and special staining, IHC, frozen sections, and quality/safety management.

54
Questions
150m
Time Limit
75.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 54👑 VIP

A pathologist requests immediate intraoperative evaluation of a 1.2 cm breast lump excised during surgery. The specimen arrives fresh at the histology lab. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate initial step for preparing a frozen section?

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