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Clinical Hematology Laboratory
The Hematology Laboratory is located on the
second floor of the Amory Building adjacent to laboratory control.
The laboratory operates 24 hours a day 7 days a week, and supports
routine and STAT hematologic testing from the hospital's emergency department,
in-patient medical, surgical, intensive care, NICU and fetal-maternal wards,
as well as associated outpatient and hospital ambulatory clinics.
Specialized areas of testing include:
- Routine and STAT hematologic and coagulation testing.
- Urinalysis and body fluids analysis.
- Hemoglobin electrophoresis and hemoglobin A1c determination.
- Specialized coagulation testing including DIC and thrombolysis screening,
platelet and coagulation factor studies.
- Hematologic testing critical for fetal maternal medicine.
- Flow cytometric analysis of hematologic malignancies, tumor DNA
content and CD4 counts in HIV-positive patients.
- Molecular diagnostics for inherited coagulation disorders and
markers of hematologic malignancies.
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Contact Information:
Clinical Hematology Lab: (617) 732-6850
BWH Resident pager: BB#13696
Hematopathology Service (bone marrow & lymph node biopsies):
Phone: (617) 732-7510
FAX: (617) 734-8490
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