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Bone Marrow Examination

Ordering information:

EMR orderable: Bone Marrow Examination.

Bone Marrow Trephine to be placed into a jar of 10% Neutral Buffered Formalin.

Please click here for a printable Patient Information Leaflet

Alternate names:
Bone marrow aspirate, Bone Marrow Trephine
Laboratory:
Haematology
Specimen types:
Bone marrow
Container types:
Bone Marrow ExaminationBone Marrow Examination
Collection Instructions:

Bont marrow trephine requires at least 4 hours fixation prior to processing. Please consider this for an Urgent trephine result.

 

Notes:

Consult Haematology Registrar to request

Testing available :

Aspirate

Trephine

Microbial culture

Cytogenetic analysis

Immunophenotypic Analysis (Flow Cytometry)

IgH/TCR Gene Rearrangement Studies

Other specialised and/or Molecular Studies

Result Turnaround Time:
1-5 days

  

 

If EMR is not available, Pathology results are available from Auscare.  If you do not have an Auscare login,please complete attached form. https://pathology.easternhealth.org.au/handbook/downloads/Auscare%20user%20Form%20LIS.pdf

Instruction on how to use Auscare - https://pathology.easternhealth.org.au/handbook/downloads/Auscare%20instructions.pdf

SPECIMEN COLLECTION MODULE (SCM) FAQs - CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE for Consent form to perform tests not covered by Medicare

CLICK HERE for Minimum Labelling Requirements

For Microbiology Swab Collection https://pathology.easternhealth.org.au/handbook/downloads/microbiology/Microbiology%20Swab%20Specimen%20Collection.pdf

Printable Pathology request form https://pathology.easternhealth.org.au/handbook/downloads/2025%20A5%20referral%20slip_2%20pages.docx

"THE ART OF CCCCOLLECTION"

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE PREFERRED ORDER OF DRAW

 

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