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If unavoidable samples can be stored refrigerated overnight. Required information Relevant clinical details including reason for the request.
Sample requirements If gut hormone profile also required then patients must have fasted for 10 hours.
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If you are unable to do this please email ghn-tr.gsqia@nhs.net with your FULL NAME, JOB TITLE, SPECIALTY and DIVISION.
If results are needed more quickly on clinical grounds then the healthcare professional should contact the duty biochemist before taking the sample.
Refrigerate samples if transport is delayed. Turnaround time Sent to a National Reference Centre Up to 3 working days
hospital, you may receive: an outpatient appointment a practice nurse appointment medication and support from the physiotherapist and occupational therapist If
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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
“If you are aged 14-25, either moving towards your transition to adult services or an adult who has recently made this transition, we want to hear from
after children with tummy problems in their general paediatric clinics, but can refer onto the more specialist clinics, or seek advice from Dr Rushforth, if
If required more urgently for clinical reasons, please contact the duty biochemist to discuss.
If possible vitamin supplements should be stopped 2 days prior to sampling as the vitamins can appear in the blood up to 32 hours post ingestion.
Non incidental findings such as red and white blood cells, casts or non-bacterial infections such as candida will be reported if seen but this is not the
For adults, blood taken into a 4mL EDTA tube sent immediately to the laboratory on ice (send 2 tubes on ice if full gut hormone profile required).
When orders are packed a new order sheet is enclosed (sheets can be photocopied if necessary).
Fatigue is a lasting tiredness that is not helped with rest and sleep, but it can be managed with the right approach, especially if treated early.