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Use the Health Passport that you can print and then write into and bring with you when you come to hospital.
You can use your smartphone camera to scan the codes.
TOE is similar to TTE in that we use a transducer and ultrasound waves to produce the images. The difference is where the transducer is placed.
When you attend for your first treatment, a nurse will clean the skin on and around the port and use a special needle to pierce through the skin into the
There is no cure for cystinuria but with a combination of small lifestyle changes and sometimes the use of medications it is possible to lower the risk
The use of guided needle sampling slightly raises the risk of bleeding, but it is important to state that the risk is very small.
If you use a wheelchair, you can remain in your wheelchair to have the procedure carried out.
Skilled teams offer nursing care at end of life in the hospice, and families can choose to use a special bedroom where their child can be cared for after
If you use inhalers, please bring these with you.
Please use the number shown on your appointment letter.
The use of mesh is a safe and common technique used worldwide.
The doctor will use X-rays or sometimes a CT scan to help guide them to the correct position. Contrast (a dye which shows up on X-rays) is also used.
Sometimes we may need to use another medication, called atropine, during the test to get your heart rate to target.
nuclear medicine scans are justified by a health care professional to make sure that the benefit to you outweighs the very small risk associated with the use
What volume of urine you have passed each time - use a measuring jug (you may need to buy one). If you have leaked urine (wet or dampness or pad).
Please use the space overleaf to write any questions or concerns that you wish to discuss.
It is important that you do not use all of your energy to do jobs. Try to find time each day to do something you enjoy.
A few people are excessively sensitive to the sedation we use and become too sleepy. This effect can be rapidly reversed with another injection.
A vision test will be performed so please bring any glasses you use for distance vision.
The instrument (scope) we use for this procedure is called an enteroscope.