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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
A small amount of local anaesthetic, with or without steroids is injected into one or more of the costochondral, joints.
This does not prevent you accessing NHS services in the usual way for any other treatments or healthcare services which you may require before or after
If you wish to send feedback or complain to Lloyds Pharmacy Clinical Homecare (LPCH) or Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, please e-mail or
If you wish to send feedback or complain to Sciensus or Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, please e-mail or call using the contact details
AT deficiency can be congenital or acquired.
If you have questions or queries about becoming a governor, contact us by emailing ghn-tr.governors@nhs.net or calling 0800 019 3303.
Fever (> 2oC rise or ≥ 39 oC), and or chills, rigors, myalgia, nausea or vomiting and/or loin pain
(No patient preparation or special handling required) Adult 5ml Gold-top SST tube or 3.5ml Rust-top gel tube (Trust users only) Paediatric 1ml serum Sample
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
support you have been given, or referred to.
You may be left with a pale or pink, flat scar after a few months. Recurrence of your lesion is possible.
You will receive your test results from your hospital consultant or GP, by letter or during a clinic appointment.
Requests should be made only on symptomatic patients, contacts or those with other risk factors.
No photography or videos are allowed during the scan.
Common side effects of SonoVue® include: Headache, feeling sick (nausea) or abdominal pain, flushing or feeling hot or sensations of dizziness during the
Possible risks or reactions
For more information, please visit: Macmillan or Cancer Research Alternatively, you can discuss this with your CNS or the FOCUS team.
Can I eat or drink before the biopsy?