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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.

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Alternate names:

Bone marrow aspirate, Bone Marrow Trephine

Laboratory:

Haematology

Specimen types:

Bone marrow

Container types:

Bone 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%20access.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 a 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

CLICK HERE for a printable Pathology request form

"THE ART OF CCCCOLLECTION"

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