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These include headaches, flushing, chills, back pain or muscular aches.
It’s impossible to know in advance what labour is going to be like or how either of you will cope, but there are ways to help prepare including: pack a
You or your carer will be shown, by a registered nurse, how to injection the heparin into your tummy or outer thigh.
tube or a plain universal container sent immediately to the laboratory.
Clicking, grating or snapping sounds are sometimes heard or felt with movements of the thumb and wrist.
or call NHS 111.
If you agree to have the injection, you will be asked to sit or lie down on a couch or chair.
A pressure ulcer, commonly called a pressure sore or bed sore, is described as damage to the skin and/or underlying tissue caused by a lack of supply of
The stitches can take 2 weeks or longer to dissolve.
Severe bleeding from your bottom Increasing pain, swelling or discharge from your bottom Difficulty passing urine High temperature (fever) or you feel
or divisions of adhesions.
Control (Trust users only) See Infection Control policy "Multi-drug resistant bacteria (excluding MRSA): management of infected or colonised patients"
Is the test being used for baseline levels prior to treatment or for follow-up?
bout). has continued irrational or unusual behaviour.
Fever (> 2oC rise or ≥ 39 oC), and or chills, rigors, myalgia, nausea or vomiting and/or loin pain
Tell us if you have an allergy, or if you do not understand what your medicines are for Talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist about any concerns you
or becomes thick and/or cloudy and does not improve with taking more fluid (if able or advised) you experience lower stomach or back pain you have increased
Royal or Cheltenham General.
After the procedure the consultant may discuss your results with you and your partner or relative if you so wish, or an outpatient appointment will be
If any special help is needed for communication, for example with translating, our staff will arrange an interpreter or your friends or relatives are welcome