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Please ensure that the laboratory is informed if samples are from an HIV positive patient.

Endogenous cortisol production cannot be usefully examined if hydrocortisone or cortisone acetate is being given.

This is only a problem if you have certain medical conditions.

It's important to keep your toes and knee (If the cast allows you to do so) moving.

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.

test profile consisting of: Total protein Albumin Alkaline phosphatase Calcium (Total and adjusted) NB: Phosphate should be independently requested if

If you have any difficulty accessing this, please speak to a member of ward staff.

Specific allergens will only be tested if clearly stated in the request.

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Microbiology Notes This screen is primarily intended for macular and papular rashes Other causes of rash can be tested for on request if there are appropriate

Recomended approach for suspected rhabdomyolysis If rhabdomyolysis is suspected, then send a gold top blood sample for CK to the laboratory and dipstick

If C4 is normal, C1 inhibitor deficiency is very unlikely.

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The public are strongly advised to only attend A&E at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital if their condition is serious or life-threatening.

If an assessment of neonatal jaundice is required then a heparinised capillary sample from a heel prick will suffice.

If you have any concerns about possible breast cancer symptoms, you should book an appointment with your GP.

If the balance organ is not working properly, you can feel dizzy or unsteady.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to ask your nurse.

If a lesion yields more than a minimal amount of fluid then the specimen is better treated as a cyst aspirate.