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Chemical Pathology Notes Plasma calcitonin is indicated in the investigation and monitoring of medullary carcinoma of the thyroid (MTC).
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All of our laboratories are Institute of Biomedical Science-approved training laboratories.
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A member of the team will discuss this with you.
There have been no studies examining the use of nasal fentanyl (NF) or buccal midazolam (BM) to control symptoms at the end of life.
Patients, carers, families, friends and members of the public are invited to nominate a member of staff or a team who has gone the extra mile to provide
On the day of the procedure take all of your usual medication.
of your heart rate).
The service is available to all patients at any stage of their treatment for cancer who are under the care of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation
You may need larger sizes of some clothes. It is important to check your baby’s skin several times each day for areas of rubbing.
If γGT is also raised then some, if not all, of the ALP is likely to be of liver origin.
Microbiology Notes Routine examination of high vaginal swabs (HVS) includes microscopy for bacterial vaginosis (BV) and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) and
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other).This is now rarely required as largely replaced by calculation of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), or by use of the Cockroft-Gault
The bones of a child are more likely to bend than break.
Bleeding is part of the normal healing process and the amount of loss varies from woman to woman.
This includes a number of initiatives designed to improve the care and experience of patients living with dementia and those who support them: ‘This is
