Analyzing a sample of bone marrow may reveal what's causing your blood problem. Bone marrow biopsy is commonly used to diagnose a variety of blood problems â both noncancerous and cancerous â including blood cancers, such as leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma. A bone marrow biopsy may also detect cancers that started elsewhere and traveled to the bone marrow.
why do i need a urine culture? Do you suspect you have a urinary tract infection or are you having difficulty or pain on urination and a frequent urge to urinate? A urine culture is usually ordered when a person has symptoms typical of a UTI such as pain or burning when urinating and frequent urges to urinate. Sometimes antibiotic therapy may be prescribed without requiring a urine culture for young women who display symptoms.
A urine culture is a diagnostic laboratory test performed to detect the presence of bacteria in the urine (bacteriuria).