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The modified tubes will be sent directly to the ward and must only be used for the patient specified.
Storage/transport Send samples at ambient temperature to the laboratory on the day of collection.
Vehicle access to the Atrium The Atrium entrance will be closed to vehicles from Monday 5 August and reopen on Wednesday 7 August in the morning.
Please note that laboratory staff are not permitted to discuss specific tests or results with patients; you are advised to contact your GP or consultant
For a sample to be treated as urgent the laboratory must be notified on Cheltenham 4219.
Turnaround times Samples are sent to a referral laboratory for analysis with results expected back within 2 weeks.
Send at ambient temperature to the laboratory on day of sample collection.
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This event gave each team the opportunity to share their work and their learning and for the Trust to recognise and celebrate their achievements.
A laboratory glucose measurement is essential to diagnose hypoglycaemia.
This test is used to investigate cardiac or skeletal muscle pathology.
This can lead to easy or excessive bruising and bleeding.
This test is the best way to diagnose acute Legionella infection It should be performed as early as possible after diagnosis of pneumonia Legionnaires'
If it is difficult to open your bowels or your stool is hard, you may be constipated.
NHSBT may decline to test inadequately labelled samples. Turnaround time 7 working days
Together, these isoforms are collectively referred to as carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT).
It circulates in blood plasma in both free and bound (to C4b binding protein) forms. Only the free portion has activity.
