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Patient Care
Registration
All
the new patients report to the reception for registration.
Registration
include following
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Formation
of patient file with complete bio-data Issuing of Patient
registration card Payment of registration fee of
Rs. 10/- only.
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Payment
of Rs.10/- for Larkana Cancer Society
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Already
registered patients also report to the reception to get their file
before seen by the concerned doctor.
Schedule
and Preparation for Nuclear Medicine Studies
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Thyroid
1. Thyroid scintigraphy
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No
specific preparation is required
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Thyroid
Scan and thyroid function tests are performed
thought-out the week.
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Scan
is not done in pregnant women.
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Lactating
mothers need to stop baby feeding for two days
2. Thyroid Function Test
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Thyroid function test are done using Radioimmunoassay technique.
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Blood is collected daily.
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Report is delivered within two weeks.
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Bone
Scan
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No specific preparation is required.
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Bone
Scan is done on Tuesday and Thursday of every week.
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Appointment for the Scan must be taken from
Reception at least two days before.
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Patient should reach early in the morning because it takes about 4 hours to complete
the scan.
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After injection of Radioisotope patient should
drink lot of water and micturate frequently.
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Renal
Scan
There
are two types renal Studies.
1. Dynamic Renal Scan (DTPA)
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Dynamic Renal scan is done on Monday
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Appointment for the Scan must be taken
from Reception
at least two days before.
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Patient should reach early in the morning.
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Patient should take more water before the Scan.
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Children should be sedated and passed I/V
Canula before dynamic study.
2. Static Renal Scan (DMSA)
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Renal Scan (DMSA) is done on Wednesday.
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Appointment for the Scan must be taken from Reception at
least two days before.
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Patient should reach at Hospital early in the morning because it takes about 4 hours to complete the Scan.
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Patient should take water more before the Study/Scan.
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Brain
Scan
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Brain Scan is done on Monday and
Saturday
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Appointment for the Scan must be taken from Reception
at least two days before.
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Patient should reach at Hospital early in the morning.
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Brain Scan takes about 2 hours to complete the Study/Scan.
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Children should be sedated and I/V canola before Scanning.
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Cholescintigraphys
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Cholescintigraphy is done on Wednesday and Friday.
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Appointment for the Scan must be taken from Reception
at least two days before.
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Patient should reach at Hospital early in the
morning.
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Cholescintigraphy takes two hours (may required 24 hours) to complete the study.
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Children should pass the I/V Canola before the study.
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Patient should come without break fast.
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Infants and neonates required one week phenobarbitone therapy before scan.
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N.L.D., LUNG SCAN, MICHEL'S STUDY,
can be performed on the same day if the patient is prepared.
No special preparation is required for NLD and Lung scan. However
at least three days H2 blocker therapy is required for Mickel's scan to
increase the sensitivity of the test.
Exercise Tolerance Test (ETT)
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ETT
is done on Wednesday and Thursday of every week.
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Appointment
must be taken for the Test two days before.
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Patient
should come early in the morning with light break fast
(slice and tea only).
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Patient should miss the dose of the
anti-hypertensive and cardiac drugs 24 hours before the test.
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Patient
should shave the hairs of chest before the test.
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