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- This information leaflet is to help you Dr V Saravanan Dr K Laverick Dr M Khan Dr O Jones CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE is a powerful and effective treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus and Vasculitis, and can be lifesaving drug in severe cases. The use of this drug allows the dose of steroids to be reduced. It is […]
Vacuum Assisted Biopsy (VAB) and Vacuum Assisted Excision (VAE) of the Breast
The doctor has recommended that you have either a vacuum assisted biopsy (VAB) or a vacuum assisted excision (VAE) of the breast. Both procedures, although they have different names, are essentially the same. They are done to give us more information about changes in the breast that have been found either on your mammogram (breast […]Topic: Breast Screening
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Having a large for gestational age (LGA) baby
What is a large for gestational age baby (LGA)? A Large for gestational age baby (LGA) is a baby that is measuring on or above the 90th centile on your GROW chart within your antenatal records. This means the baby exceeds the expected weight for its gestational age (weeks pregnant). Approximately 5-8 out of 100 […]Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Shoulder Hydrodilatation for Frozen Shoulder
What is hydrodilatation? Hydrodilatation is a medical treatment for a stiff or frozen shoulder. At Gateshead Health NHS Trust, this is done by the consultant radiologist in the ultrasound department. The procedure takes about one hour. Under ultrasound scan guidance we will put local anaesthetic onto the skin and surrounding tissues and then, along with […]Topic: Surgery
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Simple Volar Plate Injury
The finger is made up of several small bones with the joints being supported by strong ligaments; one of these ligaments is called the volar plate. It helps to support the joint and prevents it from being over stretched or dislocated. A volar plate injury occurs when the middle joint of the finger (PIP joint) […]Topic: Surgery
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Serial Casting Advice
What is Serial Casting? Serial casting is used to give a prolonged stretch to muscles and tendons that have become tight or shortened. The ankle and/or knee will be help in a desired position and a fibre glass cast will be applied. A series of casts may be applied to gradually improve the child’s range […]Topic: Children's services
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Intra-articular Foot and Ankle Joint Injection
What is an Intra-articular Joint Injection? The foot and ankle is a complex structure made up of 33 joints, 26 bones and numerous muscles, tendons, blood vessels, ligaments and nerves. A joint is made where two or more bones join together and if these joints become inflamed it can cause pain, swelling and restriction movement […]Topic: Surgery
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Idiopathic Toe Walking
What is Toe Walking? Often in the early stages of walking, children will try different foot positions for walking. Walking up on their toes may be part of this and is considered a normal part of development. By around 24 months, a child should walk with their feet flat on the ground, and by 3 […]Topic: Children's services
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Hand & Finger Function Exercises
Exercises for hand & finger function Tendon gliding exercises – start with elbow resting on a table and fingers as straight as you can. Flat Position Start with fingers straight. then ben at the knuckle joints and keep fingers straight. Keep the knuckles straight and bend the finger joints so pads of fingers are near […]Topic: Surgery
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Finger (Phalanx) Fracture
Advice after a finger fractureTopic: Surgery
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors