When showing a pathologist a slide on telepathology during a ROSE procedure, what power should you be screening on at first?

• A. High
• B. Medium
• C. Low
• D. It doesn't matter

Answer: (C)

The main idea is to survey the slide quickly at a broad view to judge adequacy and overall distribution of material. When doing a ROSE on telepathology, you want to start at low magnification (for example, 4x or 10x) so you can rapidly see the big picture—whether there is enough cellular material, how it’s spread, and where representative areas exist. This overview helps you identify regions worth zooming into for more detail and avoids getting bogged down in cellular minutiae before you know the slide’s overall adequacy. If you need more detail after that initial pass, you can move to higher magnifications. Starting at high power first would be time-consuming and might miss the big picture, while starting at a low power is efficient for the rapid assessment required in ROSE.