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Indications for bone marrow biopsy include all of the following EXCEPT:

a) Diagnostic evaluation for severe, disseminated intravascular coagulation

b) Evaluation of neutropenia

c) Staging of lymphoma

d) Diagnostic evaluation for mediastinal mass

e) Unexplained splenomegaly

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Answer

Answer a. The bone marrow biopsy is a relatively minor surgical procedure that is well tolerated with few contraindications. The presence of a severe bleeding diathesis is one of the few contraindications.

Notes

This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.

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