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This page will give you information about collecting a 24 hour urine sample.
The department offers a range of semen infertility investigations which include:
Samples must NOT be taken via lines
Total calcium is measured in serum or lithium heparin plasma but can also be measured in urine, particularly when investigating the cause of a raised blood calcium level and wishing to exclude familial hypocalciuric hypercalcaemia or in the context of the formation of renal calculi.
If patient on high dose biotin therapy (>5mg/day) collect sample at least 8 hours after the last dose.
This page gives you instructions about how and when to start taking bowel prep before your gynaecological surgery.
This page is a guide to Endovascular Aneurysm Repair surgery and should help to answer some of the questions you may have.
Thousands of cancer patients in Gloucestershire and across the region will benefit from a new state-of-the-art cancer centre.
An ultrasound scan is a test that uses high frequency sound waves to build a picture of your baby in the womb. Ultrasound scans are very safe and can be carried out at any stage of pregnancy.
This page gives you information about care following your ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography) procedure.
This page gives you information about radical trachelectomy, a treatment for early-stage cervical cancer. This treatment is suitable for women who have very early invasive cervical cancer who would like to preserve their fertility; only a few cancer centres can offer this procedure.
This page is designed to provide carers/family and friends with information if the person they are caring for discharges themselves from hospital against medical advice. This is known as self-discharge.
Find out how to stay healthy during your pregnancy.
Bowel cancer is also known as type of colorectal cancer.
A mucous cyst is a harmless type of ganglion cyst; a fluid filled sac containing a thick jelly-like fluid. They arise around the distal inter-phalangeal joints (the end joints) of the fingers and the end joint of the thumb.
A minor skin procedure has been arranged for you. This page gives you some information about what to expect during and after the procedure.
Vitamin D, Vitamin, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol, 25OHD, 25(OH)D
I am an identical twin. My father was born in Jamaica and came to England when he was 21, my mother is English and I consider myself to be mixed race. My step-dad is also mixed race. I am also a born and bred Brummy but I’m very proud to be a Gloucestershire Nurse.
This page will help to answer some of the commonly asked questions for patients who are being screened for Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
