title: Office diagnostic procedures.
abstract: Tympanocentesis, punch biopsy of the skin, bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, and temporal artery biopsy are procedures discussed in this article. They are principally diagnostic procedures used in the evaluation of skin and serious systemic disease.
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D003949:Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans