BONE MARROW ASPIRATION AND BIOPSY

Course overview

BONE MARROW ASPIRATION AND BIOPSIES ARE OFTEN PERFORMED BOTH IN THE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SETTINGS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF A MULTITUDE OF HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS. BOTH THE PALPATION-GUIDED AND COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY-GUIDED APPROACHES ARE COMMON METHODS FOR PERFORMING THIS PROCEDURE AND HAVE HIGH DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY AS WELL AS LOW COMPLICATION RATES. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE PROPER PROCEDURAL STEPS IN PERFORMING A BONE MARROW ASPIRATION AND BIOPSY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO THIS PROCEDURE.