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If you have any worries or concerns, contact your GP for advice.
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.
If you need further time off, discuss this with your GP.
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.
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 there is anything that you do not understand please ask the nurse or doctor who is looking after your child.
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.
Genotyping may also be performed if clinically indicated.
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following factors are known to significantly affect the performance of the examination or the interpretation of the results: lipaemia, sample clotted (if
Call the Acute Haematology Oncology Unit (AHOU) if you are experiencing:
It's important to keep your toes and knee (If the cast allows you to do so) moving.
