CT guided lung biopsy
What a CT guided lung biopsy is, what happens during the procedure and what the possible risks are
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Patient Information Leaflets
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Diagnostic and therapeutic pleural (lung) aspiration
For patients who are to undergo a diagnostic or therapeutic pleural aspiration - removal of fluid from around the lung
Read moreEndobronchial ultrasound
An examination looking into your lungs using a slim tube with a camera called a bronchoscope and ultrasound machine
Read moreEpworth sleepiness scale questionnaire
Questions to fill in before attending the Sleep Clinic
Read moreFeed Me Up Jul23
Safety information for patients with nasogastric (NG) feeding tubes and their relatives, friends and carers
Read moreGoing home from hospital with oxygen
Information to patients and their relatives/carers about being discharged from hospital with an oxygen prescription
Read moreGoing to Guy's Hospital for lung cancer surgery
Explains what to expect if you are recommended surgery to treat your lung cancer
Read moreGrounding techniques to help with anxiety
Explains grounding techniques to help with anxiety in patients with breathing pattern disorders – such as hyperventilation (overbreathing) or dysfunctional breathing
Read moreHome non-invasive ventilation
Explains the basis of your home non-invasive ventilation (NIV) machine provided by the hospital
Read moreHome Oxygen Therapy (Easy Read information)
Shows you how to do oxygen therapy at home and what equipment you will need
Read moreHospital Acquired Pneumonia (HAP)
Explains what hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP) is and how it can be prevented
Read moreImage guided biopsy of lung pleura or mediastinum aftercare advice
Advice following a procedure where we took lung tissue samples to find out what is wrong
Read moreIndwelling pleural catheter insertion
For patients who are to undergo the insertion of an indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) for the management of their pleural effusion (collection of fluid around the lungs)
Read moreIntercostal chest drain insertion
Information for patients who are to undergo an operation to insert an intercostal chest drain - to allow air, fluid or pus to leave the body for the lung to re-expand
Read moreKennet and Loddon Unit welcome
Information about ward routines and facilities on Kennet and Loddon Unit specialising in respiratory conditions
Read moreLatent TB and chemoprophylaxis
Information for people with latent tuberculosis (TB) that explains how chemoprophylaxis treatment works
Read moreLong course radiotherapy for lung cancer
What you can expect during and after treatment, and some general advice and information
Read moreLong Term Oxygen Therapy (LTOT)
Information to patients and their relatives/carers about the use of long term oxygen therapy (LTOT) at home
Read moreLung cancer multi-disciplinary team (MDT)
Information about the multi disciplinary team (MDT) involved in your care at the Royal Berkshire Hospital
Read moreLung cancer screening
Information about the national lung cancer screening programme - offered to people, aged 55 and 75, who smoke or have smoked
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