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The symptoms you may have been described and advice is given on how best deal with them.
Details of sample validity are found on each test page.
About half the number of people who get back pain will go on to have further pain within a couple of years.
Storage/transport Send samples at ambient temperature to the laboratory on the day of collection.
For a sample to be treated as urgent the laboratory must be notified on Cheltenham 4219.
special handling required) Adult 5ml Gold-top SST tube or 3.5ml Rust-top gel tube (Trust users only) Paediatric 1ml serum Sample Time limit for add-on
A specialist called a colposcopist will perform the procedure, to check the cells on the surface of the cervix for abnormalities.
of the C-peptide in diabetes is identifying or excluding very severe insulin deficiency (present in longstanding type 1 diabetes >3-5 years depending on
Patients should remain on the same brand.
Laboratory investigation and diagnosis is based on detection in urine of either excess amounts of GAG's or different relative proportions to age matched
For information about how you can self-manage musculoskeletal pain, visit the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy's webpage for managing pain at home On
For further information on specimen labelling refer to the H&I 3E Platelet Immunology request form Turnaround time Up to 21 working days
Based on the award-winning book The Lost Words, the series of beautiful illustrative works connects patients and staff to their lives outside the ward
Details on how to do this can be found on our How to access BadgerNotes page Use our step-by-step guide
“When my blood levels meant I couldn’t have my second chemotherapy session, I spent that day in the shared artist space working on my lion.
This will depend on the reason for having a tracheostomy tube put in.
Bryony Armstrong (elected 2023) Representing the Cotswold district on the Council of Governors is a huge honour for Bryony.
This is to be used for the 5 days before your operation to reduce any bacteria on your skin.
In Gloucestershire, 437 000 people are on the NHS Organ Donation Register (ODR), and over the last 21 months since the pandemic started there were 18 donors
It may be possible to add these tests on to a previous request as long as there were sufficient samples and the samples are less than 4 hours old (if not
