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Steroid is a powerful anti-inflammatory drug, used to treat many conditions around the hand, such as arthritis, trigger finger, carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis.

This page gives you information about biofeedback therapy. The whole page should be read so that you understand what is required to make your treatment safe and effective. Your appointment is at the Gastrointestinal Laboratory (GI) located in the GI/Lung Function Department at Cheltenham General Hospital. You should report to Lung Function Department reception on arrival at the hospital.

You need to have a further colonoscopy to attempt to remove the polyp(s) found at the time of your last procedure. It is important that you read this information before your appointment so that you understand this procedure and the preparation involved.

You may be aware of a BBC report on maternity services here at the Trust. This page provides some background, as well as answers to questions you may have.

The scaphoid is the most commonly injured bone within the wrist, but frequently difficult to assess on X-rays.

Procalcitonin (PCT) is the precursor of the hormone calcitonin, which in normal metabolic conditions is mainly produced by the C‐cells of the thyroid medulla and to a lesser extent by other neuroendocrine cells. The blood of healthy individuals contains only very low levels of PCT.

A guide for patients self-administering. This page will help you to safely give yourself your treatment by subcutaneous injection. Subcutaneous means giving the injection into the fatty tissue layer just under the skin. Self-administration will allow you to have greater freedom and take control of your treatment.

This page gives you advice on how to care for your PEG feeding tube and the stoma site during and after the healing process.

You have been referred this page because your child has been diagnosed with a pulled elbow. This type of injury may also be called a radial head subluxation, nursemaid’s elbow or annular ligament displacement.

We provide most of our antenatal education through The Real Birth Digital Programme. You can also speak to your community midwife about Antenatal Education sessions in your area, which are provided by some of our units and continuity teams

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Your doctor has advised you to have your blood pressure monitored over 24 hours. This page gives you information about what the test will involve.

The Haematinics section of the Haematology laboratory at Cheltenham General Hospital processes Serum Vitamin B12, Folate, Ferritin and Intrinsic Factor antibody assays with the aid of two Beckman-Coulter Access2 Immunoassay analyers.

This page is designed to allow you to gauge how you are doing after having a wrist fracture.

You have been referred this page after receiving X-ray radiation as part of your diagnosis or treatment. This page will give you basic information about radiation and advice on how to care for your skin following your procedure.

After-dribble means the loss of a few drops of urine. This is usually after leaving the toilet. The medical term for this condition is post micturition dribbling (PMD). This page gives you information about PMD and how to manage the condition. Few men admit to having this problem but a great many suffer and are embarrassed by it. PMD affects men of all ages. It usually happens just as the penis is being replaced and garments rearranged - then the trousers get wet and stained.

This page gives you information about the symptoms and treatment of cervical ectropion (bleeding from the cervix) and other condition affecting the cervix.

by Louise Le Hegarat and Emily Darvill

This page gives you information about pneumonia and the follow up care after you have been discharged from hospital.

This page provides information about what to expect when you have Yag laser capsulotomy treatment.