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Care should be taken when exposing the treated skin to the sun and wind as it is more sensitive and will always be so.
Sometimes it may be too difficult to clearly see the circulation below the knee.
Any X-rays taken will be reviewed by a specialist doctor. If there is any concern that there may be a more serious injury, you will be contacted.
In some cases, there can be a very small risk that you may be in the early stages of pregnancy (when it cannot be detected) at the time of your operation
You may be given some provisional test results straight away, otherwise you will be told the results at your next out-patient appointment.
The wrap should be worn 24 hours a day. You will be able to remove it for showering and redressing of your ulcer.
In the hospital this could be another patient, a visitor or a staff member.
Usually this person will be at home on stand-by. Arrangements for an on-call investigation must be made directly with the on call BMS.
For a sample to be treated as urgent the laboratory must be notified on Cheltenham telephone number 0300 422 4219.
Laboratory staff will be able to direct your call to the duty biochemist who will be happy to assist.
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Some days the radiotherapy department may be very busy and your appointment time may be delayed. You will be kept informed of any delays.
This will be held in public and meetings will be live streamed on the internet for anyone to watch and listen.
This would be given on the Neonatal Unit by specialised staff.
How often will the dressing need to be changed?
Medications not to be taken with doxycycline
Samples must be centrifuged and serum separated from red cells in less than 12 hours.
Chemical Pathology Notes Beta-hydroxybutyrate (BOHB, also known as 3- hydroxybutyrate) is a ketone body produced when glucose cannot be used as a fuel
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