Textbooks and Manuals

NSH offers a great way to build your resource library.  Not only do we offer free materials through our resource committees, we also offer substantial discounts on histology textbooks, publications and resource guides.  All of the following textbooks and manuals can be purchased through the NSH Marketplace.

Histotechnology: A Self-Instructional Text (3rd Edition)
Authors: Freida L. Carson; Christa Hladik
An indispensable teaching tool and reference – and a “must” for histotechnologists preparing for the ASCP HTL certifying examination – Histotechnology has been completed updated in the new 3rd edition. New coverage includes chapters on immunohistochemistry and molecular techniques and cytopreparation. You’ll also appreciate new features incorporated throughout the book – new images, how-to illustrations for manual techniques, troubleshooting aids, and additional special staining procedures. This book is available through the NSH Marketplace. A discount is available to NSH members. 

Histological Preparations: Common Problems and Their Solutions 
Author:  Richard W. Brown and HQIP   
The "how to" guide to good slide preparation, Histologic Preparations: Common Problems and Their Solutions, was developed by the Histotechnology Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) in conjunction with the National Society for Histotechnology (NSH). Building on data and images from the NSH/CAP histology quality assurance program, HistoQIP, the book presents photographic examples of well-prepared slides followed by numerous examples of associated problems and their solutions.   Histologic Preparations is a reference text as well as a teaching tool. Written for pathologists, pathology residents, histotechnologists, and histotechnic ians as well as histology students, this thorough book contains troubleshooting techniques for the most common artifacts and problems incurred in routine histologic preparations.  Some of the topics covered are fixation and processing; microtomy; frozen sections; H&E and Gram stains; mycobacteria, H pylori, spirochetes, and fungi; and trichrome, reticulin, elastin, basement membrane, mucin, amyloid, and immunohistochemical stains. This book is available through the NSH Marketplace. A discount is available to NSH members.

Theory and Practice of Histological Techniques, 7th Edition
Author: John D. Bancroft 
The 7th edition of the leading reference work on histological techniques. This book is an  essential and invaluable resource no matter what part you play in histological preparations and applications, whether you're a student or a highly experienced laboratory professional. This is a one stop reference book that will help you at the beginning of your career and which will remain valuable to you, even as you gain experience in daily practice.
•    Contributions from almost 30 expert contributors involved in teaching, research and practice provide a well-rounded perspective.
•    Extensive summary tables, charts and boxes make reference easy
•    Color photomicrographs provide visual guidance on the latest techniques.

This book is available through the NSH Marketplace. A discount is available to NSH members.

Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry: Theranostic and Genomic Applications, Expert Consult: Online and Print , 3rd Edition
Author:  David J. Dabbs
Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry presents the latest information and most reliable guidance on immunohistological diagnoses in surgical pathology. David J. Dabbs, MD and other leading experts bring you state-of-the-art coverage on genomic and theranostic applications, molecular anatomic pathology, immunocytology, Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and more. Additional features such as tables discussing antibody specifications, differential diagnosis boxes, ancillary anatomic molecular diagnostics, and full-color histological images ensure user-friendly coverage that makes key information easy to find and apply. The fully searchable text is also available online at expertconsult.com, along with a downloadable image bank and access to Path Consult. This concise and complete resource is today’s indispensable guide to the effective use of immunohistochemical diagnosis. This book is available through the NSH Marketplace. A discount is available to NSH members.

Introductory Techniques for Processing Mineralized Bone and Implants: Methods, Supplies and Equipment
By Cathy A. Mayton
The processing of bone and other biomaterials in situ is a realm outside the traditional paraffin processing and presents unique problems for the technician faced with processing these tissues.  This book is mainly aimed at processing orthopaedic implants such as hip and knee implants and written for the technician new to the field.  The protocols may be modified for dental implants, stents and other biomaterials that continue to be developed by the medical device companies.  This book is available through the NSH Marketplace. A discount is available to NSH members.  

NSH VIR Manual
By the NSH VIR Committee
This manual, developed by the NSH VIR Committee, provides self-help guidelines for animal tissue processing. The manual is a collection of processing protocols and comments about animal tissue processing that have been used in veterinary diagnostic, research, toxicology and marine biology.  This book is available through the NSH Marketplace. A discount is available to NSH members.

CLSI Guideline: Quality Assurance for Design Control and Implementation of IHC Assays  
This book provides guidelines for the development of validated diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive  

immunohistochemical assays, and is a revision of the previous CLSI document MM04.  
The focus of this guideline is the application of immunohistochemistry (IHC) and immunocytochemistry
(ICC) for the study of human tumor specimens. The guideline presents information on the total
product life cycle of the discovery, design, development, verification, and analytical and clinical validation of IHC and ICC reagents, kits, and systems, while emphasizing that accurate and reliable IHC and ICC results require attention to the total test.  

This guideline focuses on validation of IHC assays on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded pathology material. Additionally, this document contains recommendations on design and statistical analysis of experiments for estimating the precision of IHC assay results. This book is available through the NSH Marketplace .

Netter’s Essential Histology:  with Student Consult Access

This book is excellent for both a reference and a review and will serve at any stage of your healthcare career.    Itfocuses on the essentials of histologic organization and core concepts.  The book integrates gross anatomy, embryology, histology, cell biology and ultrastructure in a concise fashion.

It will help you learn to recognize normal structure so you can understand abnormality and disease with the aid of clinical boxes within the text.

This book is available through the NSH Marketplace .

Histology: An Identification Manual 
Author:  Robert Tallitsch PhD

This text comes with the Student Content online at no extra charge.  This user-friendly text takes you effortlessly through the step-by-step process you need to accurately distinguish the various components of each and every tissue, organ and system under consideration.

Each chapter contains a “commonly misdiagnosed” section to help you avoid the usual pitfalls in identification, and a “logic tree” maps out the questions you should be asking yourself as you go through the identification process.    This book is available through the NSH Marketplace. 

Theory and Practice of Histotechnology
Authors: Dezna C. Sheehan, Barbara B. Hrapchak                                               

An excellent book for someone who is starting to learn about histology. It includes basic information that is helpfuland may be used as a guideline for personal lab work.  “Sheehan" has been used for decades as THE reference for histotechnologists working in various histology laboratories and as the preferred study guide for the ASCP Board of Certification Exams.  

Sheehan's strength is in the vast range of methods covered in the areas of fixation and processing of tissue, special stains and histochemistry. These methods are still valid after all these years because basic tissue work has not changed all that much. Add to this the clear and logical presentation of the material that makes it possible for researchers in histology and clinical technologists to glean from Sheehan those precious tidbits that make life easier in the histology laboratory and we see why this book is still so popular among working histotechnologists.  
This book is available through the NSH Marketplace. 

HistoDeck Flash Cards
Author: Freida L. Carson 
Designed for quick and easy self-study for the ASCP HT/HTL certifying exam. Questions are structured like those on the exam.  Explanations tied into the new edition of the Histotechnology: A Self Instructionaltext. These cards have additional pictures that are not in the book.  Another way for students to prepare for standardized exams and a rewarding career. - 391 questions - High-quality images.       This item is available through the NSH Marketplace .