Working in the Histology department at Mass General Hospital, you are responsible for Identifying the tissues and looking for signs of abnormalities from Biopsies. A biopsy is a small sample taken from a patient’s organ if the attending physician thinks there might be something abnormal. You come in to your shift to find that someone has mixed up the samples. Can you match each sample to the appropriate patient?
Patient 1: 56 year old Female; biopsy from alveolar sac;
trouble breathing
Patient 2: 43 year old Male; biopsy from Kidney; shows signs
of possible kidney Failure
Patient 3: 28 year old Female, biopsy from Stomach; has
intense stomach pains, possible ulcer Patient 4: 32 year
old Male, biopsy from left shoulder; abnormal growth removed
Patient 5: 34 year old Male, biopsy from bladder; has stage 3
bladder cancer
Patient 6: 27 year old Female, biopsy from fallopian tubes;
has been trying to get pregnant for 4 yrs