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Copied from the official Gold Coast Health condition page (27 Aug 2026). Hospital triage assigns the official category. Live source: Refer Your Patient — Raised ESR.
Cat 1 · 30 days
appointment within 30 calendar day. Raised ESR with features stated below: - splenomegaly - symptomatic lymphadenopathy - raised LDH - bulky disease (>5 cm diameter of LN mass) - presence of fever, night sweats, weight loss or new onset pruritus - concurrent recent onset cytopenia (e.g. anaemia, thrombocytopenia) - extra nodal masses - clinical history of rapid growth
Cat 2 · 90 days
appointment within 90 calendar days. - No category 2 criteria
Cat 3 · 365 days
appointment within 365 calendar days. - No category 3 criteria
Referral will be returned without this. If a mandatory test cannot be obtained, say so in the referral.
- FBC - Serial ESR - E/LFTs - Serum light chains - Serum free light chains - Serum protein electrophoresis and B2 microglobulin - Immunoglobulins
Not all services are appropriate to be seen in the Queensland public health system. Exceptions can always be made where clinically indicated. It is proposed that the following are not routinely provided in a public Haematology service The following are not routinely provided in a public Haematology service. - Elevated ferritin with normal/low transferrin saturation unless specific concerns - Simple folate, B12 deficiency - Isolated lymphopenia without evidence of lymphoproliferative disorder - Mild stable isolated cytopenia (Neutrophils >1.5, platelets >100, Hb>100) with unremarkable blood film - Isolated raised ESR, CRP or microglobulin without evidence of lymphoproliferative disorder or myeloma - Isolated red cell macrocytosis without cytopenia’s and otherwise unremarkable blood film - Iron deficiency with Hb >100
Parent service: Haematology
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