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The following list is intended as a guide for when a patient’s usual insulin is unavailable to prevent a missed dose.

The short Synacthen test (SST) is a test of adrenal insufficiency which can be used as a screening procedure in the non-critically ill patient. The test is based on the measurement of serum cortisol before and after an injection of synthetic ACTH (Synacthen).

Dr Raghuram has been a Consultant in General and Respiratory Medicine since 2002. Procedures performed Bronchoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound.

Andrei Ilczyszyn was appointed as a consultant Bariatric and Upper GI Surgeon at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in February 2022.

UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) policy for the IDPS programme is to offer and recommend screening to all eligible women. This is to enable early detection and treatment for infections in pregnancy in order to significantly reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission of infection.

This page gives you information about having a Computed Tomography (CT) guided abdominal or pelvic biopsy. It explains how the procedure is carried out and some of the possible complications.

“A butterfly lights besides us like a sunbeam, and for a brief moment its glory and beauty belong to our world: but then it flies again. And though we wish it could have stayed; we feel so lucky to have seen it”

This page gives you important information about having a bronchoscopy. It should also help to answer any questions you may have.

The Trust is developing a new Membership Strategy and would welcome your involvement and feedback to help co-design the work we do.

Trace element analysis including selenium (Se) is not routinely indicated in the healthy population. Selenium levels are requested whenever a deficiency or toxicity is suspected due to the medical history or clinical signs and symptoms.

Lyme disease

Cancer and cancer treatments increase the risk of having blood clots. Blood clots are commonly found in the calf. These are called a Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). If the blood clot travels to the lungs, this is called a Pulmonary Embolism (PE).

Six Filipino nurses are celebrating their 25 years of service at the Trust.

Letters from Gloucestershire Hospitals that meet the needs of every patient are now more easily available, thanks to a project led by our digital and patient experience teams

This page provides you with information about how to care for your Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) catheter following insertion. A PD catheter is a tube that is inserted into your abdomen to allow for peritoneal dialysis. After the PD catheter has been inserted it should be cared for as advised by the PD team. This will help to reduce the risk of infection or displacement. It will also provide a smooth start to PD. You will be given detailed instructions for long term care by the PD nurse looking after you.

This page will answer some of the questions you may have about the medication (metformin) you have been advised to take to help with your condition of polycystic ovaries (PCOS).

Microbiology

Serum - paired samples not normally required

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