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It may be recommended that he/she is placed in a heated cot, or an incubator.
For this period of time, you should not: drive a car, motorbike or ride a bicycle. drink alcohol. operate machinery or do anything requiring skill or judgment
Some people feel sick or dizzy or have a sore throat after a general anaesthetic.
If you have been waiting for some time and you need food or drink, the staff will get you something to eat or drink.
Can I bathe or swim?
Sedation or throat spray
No photography or videos are allowed during the scan.
Please contact the Peritoneal Dialysis Specialist Nurses as soon as possible if you cannot attend your appointment, have diarrhoea and/or vomiting or have
Buying a talking watch or talking clock.
What can I do or not do after LLETZ treatment?
Microbiology Notes CSF or blood may be used for the diagnosis of pneumococcal meningitis Blood should only be tested when pneumococcal meningitis is
These may be meticillin susceptible (MSSA) or MRSA strains.
also be used to contact you by email, post, SMS or an interactive voice phone call, to provide information about Trust or other health services or support
If specialist coagulation tests are requested, one or more aliquots may be frozen until analysis (or up to two months) at between -15 and -40°C.
This is usually a good sign but if it continues or becomes unpleasant, please tell your nurse.
Remember to Act FAST: Face: Is there weakness or drooping? Arms: Can they raise both arms? Speech: Is speech slurred or confused?
Is the test being used for baseline prior to treatment or for follow-up? Turnaround times The assays are run once a week.
Those who were treated for cancer as an inpatient or day-case, and left hospital in April, May or June 2024, will be invited to take part in the survey
(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
If you have any further questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact the doctors, surgeon or nurses on the numbers below.