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abnormal LFTs Travel history Storage/transport Store at fridge temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time 3 - 5 days
Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time Samples are referred to the National Reference Centre Results can take up to 30 days
decline to test inadequately labelled samples For further information on specimen labelling refer to the H&I 3C request form Turnaround times Ten working days
Yes I still get days when I struggle but because I only work two days a week if I get up one day for work and I’m not well then I just go in on another
exposure to other suspected cases Storage/transport Store at fridge temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time 7 - 10 days
with clinical case of mumps Storage/transport Store at fridge temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time 3 - 5 days
As the piles shrink there may be a little bleeding, but after 4 or 5 days the treatment should have worked.
Paediatric HCV viral loads: Sent to a Regional Reference Centre Up to 10 days Results Reported in IU/mL and log IU/mL
in Critical Care by 20% by Deborah Seal Introduction of influenza point of care testing (POCT) to reduce hospital acquired flu & bed days lost to flu
possible at ambient temperature If transport is delayed, store at fridge temperature Turnaround time Sent to the National Reference Laboratory Up to 14 days
ante-natal care e.g. midwife Storage/transport Store at fridge temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time 7 - 10 days
Duodenal ulcer Treatment history Storage/transport Store at fridge temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time Up to 8 days
The in-lab turnaround time is normally less than 4 days.
for symptom control in end of life care How to prescribe controlled drugs Management of blood sugars when on steroids Management of diabetes in last days
For further information on specimen labelling see Labelling Policy , Turnaround times 14 working days
/transport Store at room temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time Sent to a Regional Reference Centre Up to 7 days
possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time Mumps CFT tests are performed in-house Mumps IgM tests are sent to a National Reference Centre 7 - 10 days
are sent for analysis to the Toxicology Laboratory at Sandwell and West Hospital Toxicology Laboratory Birmingham with results expected back within 10 days
Paediatric HIV viral loads, resistance testing and Proviral DNA PCR: Sent to a Regional Reference Centre Up to 10 days Results Reported in copies/mL
Tranexamic acid, which is not a hormone, can reduce blood loss and is taken just on the heavy days of the period.