GETTING TEST RESULTS

Test results cannot be given to any person other than the patient unless we have received written consent. When you telephone for a result you will be asked for your full name and date of birth. This will prevent the staff giving the wrong test results.

Results take some times to come back to the Practice. The box below indicates a rough guide to the length of time that results reach the surgery.

Please note that any tests, which have been requested by hospital doctors, do not automatically come back to the practice.

TEST  TIME OF RESULTS TO COME BACK
 
Blood test  
 Min 5 days
 
Urine/stool test  
 Min 5 days
 
Smear  
 Min 8 weeks
 
Swabs  
 Min 5 days
 
Ultra sound  
 Min 2 weeks
 
X-rays  
 Min 2 weeks

Test Results

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Ultrasound

An ultrasound scan uses high frequency wave sounds to create an image of an organ in the body. Ultrasound is very high frequency sound that cannot be heard by the human ear, but can be detected using a machine called an ultrasound scanner.

It can be used to look at all soft tissue structures and blood vessels.  It cannot be used to look at bones or the lungs or gastro-intestinal tract in detail.

Benefits

An ultrasound scan does not use x-rays. The ultrasound waves are delivered by a small handheld sensor, which is similar to a microphone. As sound waves are used, rather than radiation, the procedure is thought to be completely safe.

As well as being used to monitor an unborn baby in a pregnant woman, ultrasound is also used to highlight congenital heart disease, examine the prostate gland, uterus and ovaries and other organs of the body. Ultrasound is also used during surgery such as biopsies (where the tissue sample is taken for analysis).