Bone Marrow Aspirate (BMA)
Sample Reqs
8 Bone Marrow slide smears (all slides to be labelled with hospital number, surname and date sample was taken).
Turnaround
2 days
8 hours for undiagnosed new acute leukaemia
Special instructions
All new acute leukaemia for flow cytometry must have BMA requested and slide sent.
Date of sample MUST be on slides
BM smears must be dried thoroughly before being placed in plastic holder (red cells lyse).
Slides must be correctly spread.
Minimum 2 slides.
Samples must be <24 hours old on delivery to lab.
Heavily clotted samples will affect results.
Haemodilute samples will affect results.
Additional information
- How to order a test
- Guidance on specimen collection
- Specimen transport
- Sample rejection criteria
- Request Forms
Last-updated: 08/08/22