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Before the SSR you will be given intravenous (injected) sedation then a local anaesthetic will be injected into the scrotal skin.
The moisturising cream will then soak into your skin overnight.
The semi-liquid food then passes into the colon (large bowel) where it becomes faeces (stools).
following viral screen sets:Hepatitis screen - chronic Hepatitis screen - acute Sample requirements Serum - paired samples not required 8.5ml of blood taken into
His basic surgical and gynaecological training were undertaken in Nottingham and this was followed by the award of a doctorate for research into the role
are available from the Health Protection Team on 0300 303 8162 Sample requirements Serum - paired samples not normally required 8.5ml of blood taken into
Sample requirements 10 - 15 mL urine collected into a plain 30mL Universal Storage/transport Send at ambient temperature to the laboratory.
should only be requested after discussion with a Consultant Microbiologist Sample requirements Serum - paired samples not required 8.5ml of blood taken into
You will be shown into the room where your sigmoidoscopy will take place.
A guidewire is then passed through the needle and into your neck or groin vein.
If you need a sample to be taken for testing, a nurse will insert a swab a small distance into your rectum (bottom).
Take care not to get water into the actual stoma as this may cause you to cough.
You will be given a local anaesthetic injection into your cervix and some local anaesthetic gel into your womb, this will help to numb any pain.
For children and neonates (> 3 weeks old), a minimum of 0.5 ml taken into a plain tube Storage/transport Do not store.
) Testing is not routinely required following a sharps/exposure incident Sample requirements Serum - paired samples not required 8.5ml of blood taken into
Sample requirements For adults and children, 2mL blood taken into a fluoride-oxalate tube Storage/transport Do not store.
. § For viral load testing, see HIV Viral Loads Sample requirements Serum - paired samples not required 8.5ml of blood taken into a plain gel tube Required
An alternative route into the hospital would be use the second Centre Block entrance and/ or the Oncology main entrance.
Results can also be downloaded into their patient record using the download function.
