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Exceptions may be made for babies and renal patients. In other patients small samples will not be processed.
Department of Immunology Notes RF can be used as a bio marker for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) but is not diagnostic and can also be seen in up to 10% of
Please contact the laboratory if in doubt as sample integrity may be affected. Leaking samples may not be processed.
You may be given a follow-up appointment to be seen at the hospital or you may be asked to make an appointment to see your GP.
If this is shown to be the case on your staging scans, the treatment which can be offered will be dependent on the extent of the metastases.
Your treatment may need to be interrupted to allow for dental treatment to be done.
Your catheter will be removed and you will be asked to drink to fill your bladder.
There may be a wait to be seen in this clinic due to the large numbers of people the team have to see.
plasma must be performed.
X-rays images (pictures) may be used to guide the needle. The area to be injected will be cleaned with antiseptic.
How long will I be in hospital?
You will be given an appointment date to have the tube changed. This will be as an outpatient.
A small cut will be made at the front of your neck. The affected half of the thyroid gland will be removed and the cut will be closed.
Please note that patients must be able to attend the clinic appointment to be eligible.
For a sample to be treated as urgent the laboratory must be notified on Cheltenham 4219.
Please be aware that it may not be possible to obtain a clear image and we will unfortunately not be able to spend extra time scanning in order to obtain
You will be taken to the procedure room and will be asked to lie on a trolley.
Will anything else be done while I am asleep?
All responses will be anonymous and any information provided will be used sensitively and stored securely.
Diagnosis of CAH Samples should be taken at least 48 hours after birth or levels will be falsely raised.