| Bone marrow
aspirate |
Place the aspirate in a lavender
top tube. Mix well by inversion. Label tube with patient's name,
date and specimen type. |
| Bone marrow
for flow cytometry |
Place 5 mL of aspirate in
a lavender top tube (1 mL minimum). Mix well by inversion. Label
tube with patient's name, date and specimen type. |
| Bone marrow
for culture |
Place 1-2 mL of aspirate in
a green top tube. Mix well by inversion. Label tube with patient's
name, date and specimen type. |
| Bone marrow
for cytogenetic study |
Aspirate 3-5 mL into heparinized
syringe containing 1/10 cc of sodium heparin. Mix well. Place
specimen in a green top tube. Mix well by inversion at least
20 times. |
| Bone biopsy |
Place specimen in a small
biopsy formalin container. Label container with patient's name,
date and specimen type. |
