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Total calcium is measured in serum or lithium heparin plasma but can also be measured in urine, particularly when investigating the cause of a raised blood calcium level and wishing to exclude familial hypocalciuric hypercalcaemia or in the context of the formation of renal calculi.
If patient on high dose biotin therapy (>5mg/day) collect sample at least 8 hours after the last dose.
If you are supporting someone, whether it be emotionally, physically or both, you are a Carer even if you may not always think of yourself as one.
This page is for mothers who are breastfeeding their babies and have been given an intravenous contrast agent injection as part of a CT (Computed Tomography) or an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan. Breastfeeding mothers of premature babies should follow the advice given to them by their medical team.
This page provides information about vulvodynia, its causes and symptoms and how the condition can be managed.
This page gives you information about using dilators, following a course of external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy (where radiotherapy is given internally). We also wish to support your sexual well-being after your treatment.
DadPad is an information pack in digital form developed by dads, for dads to help fathers of all ages in Gloucestershire prepare for family life.
Parents and loved ones affected by baby loss could soon be able to visit a new garden of remembrance as part of our Big Plus Fund.
These innovative sky ceilings are decorated with bright pictures of outdoor scenes such as trees to add a calming feeling to treatment rooms.
Last night was a roaring success after an auction of lion sculptures raised nearly quarter of a million pounds for our new state-of-the-art cancer centre.
Chemical Pathology
From sharing your thoughts and ideas, to helping out in and around our hospitals, from becoming a member and electing our governors to fundraising for our charity – there are many different ways you can get involved.
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This page gives you information about your Woodcast® splint, how to care for it and what to do if you have any problems.
Find out how our pain management service can help you live well with pain.
HbA1c can be used as a diagnostic test for diabetes
Fit for the Future is part of the NHS in Gloucestershire’s vision for specialist hospital services at Cheltenham General and Gloucestershire Royal Hospitals.
All of us suffer pain at some time in our lives but our experiences of pain are very individual. Here at the Gloucestershire and Herefordshire Pain Management Service we try to tailor your treatment to your experience of pain. We want to support you to live as well as you possibly can.
