Fasting minimizes air and food in the digestive system which can obstruct the organ visibility and contract the gallbladder. Fasting means no food or drinks for 10 hours prior to the exam. This includes gum, candy, smoking and vaping. Please note - you CAN drink water and take your medications as needed.

Hypnotherapy is a type of complementary alternative medicine in which hypnosis is used to create a state of focused attention and increased suggestibility during which positive suggestions (words) and guided imagery are used to help individuals deal with a variety of concerns and issues.

“Hypnosis” is natural brain state in which people experience increased attention, concentration, and suggestibility. It is a state of self-absorption where time seems distorted. While hypnosis is often described as a sleep-like state, it is better expressed as a state of relaxation coupled with focused attention, heightened suggestibility, creativity, and vivid fantasies.

While there are many myths and misconceptions, hypnosis is a very real process that can be used as a therapeutic tool. Hypnosis has been shown to have medical and therapeutic benefits, most notably in the reduction of pain and anxiety. More and more evidence is being built around the benefits of using the mind’s capacity to explore its beliefs and even change perception of the senses for better health and wellbeing. In Europe and the USA, many hospitals use hypnosis before treatments and procedures to help patients reduce pain and anxiety non pharmacologically.

Anyone who is interested in making changes to their life can benefit from hypnosis and hypnotherapy. Anyone with an open mind regarding this alternative modality.

While many people think that they cannot be hypnotized, research has shown that many people are more hypnotizable than they believe. Everyone making the inner decision to experience hypnosis will experience it in some ways. Research suggests that people who can become easily absorbed in fantasies, books, movies are much more responsive to hypnosis.

A full bladder helps to visualize the pelvic organs more clearly. It acts as a window, allowing sound waves to pass through and create better images. Sometimes the doctor asks us to answer certain questions about the bladder that you wouldn't be able to see if it's empty.

The duration of the exam will vary between 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the specific body part being examined.

Anyone with unstable mental health or neurological condition, schizophrenia, pathological personalities, psychosis (including substance induced), senility, dementia, brain trauma, cognitive deficiencies, epilepsy, narcolepsy, bi-polar, uncontrolled clinical depression, suicidal tendencies, substance abuse, and/or currently taking medications/substances that cause drowsiness. If unsure about using hypnosis and hypnotherapy, please consult your health care provider.

• While amnesia may occur in very rare cases, people generally remember everything that transpired while they were hypnotized. However, hypnosis can have a significant effect on memory. Posthypnotic amnesia can lead an individual to forget certain things that occurred before or during hypnosis. However, this effect is generally limited and temporary.

• While hypnosis can be used to enhance memory, the effects have been dramatically exaggerated in popular media. Research has found that hypnosis does not lead to significant memory enhancement or accuracy, and hypnosis can actually result in false or distorted memories.

• Despite stories about people being hypnotized without their consent, hypnosis does require ongoing voluntary participation on the part of the patient. Hypnosis should feel right at all times.

• While people often feel that their actions under hypnosis seem to occur without the influence of their will, a hypnotist cannot make you perform actions that are against your wishes.

• While hypnosis can be used to enhance performance, it cannot make people stronger or more athletic than their existing physical capabilities.

No. The radiologist will review your images and send the finalized results to your healthcare provider. Additionally, your results will be available on your My Alberta Health account within 3-5 business days. If your healthcare provider has requested that the results be sent urgently, the report will be finalized and sent on the same day as quickly as possible.

Ang genetic counselor ay isang health care professional na maaaring magbigay sa iyo ng impormasyon tungkol sa iyo at sa iyong sanggol. Sa impormasyon mula sa iyong personal at family health history, matutukoy nila kung ano ang mga pagkakataon na ikaw o ang iyong sanggol ay maaaring magkaroon ng genetic na kondisyon. Batay sa impormasyong ito, matutulungan ka ng genetic counselor na magpasya kung ang isang genetic na pagsusuri ay maaaring tama para sa iyo at sa iyong pagbubuntis.

Companions are not permitted in the ultrasound room, unless they are designated translators or support persons assisting patients with mobility needs. For safety reasons, unaccompanied children are not permitted to attend your appointment. Thank you for your understanding.

• Non-invasive prenatal testing

• Kasaysayan ng pamilya o ina ng isang genetic na kondisyon

• Nakaraang pagbubuntis o nakaraang anak na apektado ng genetic na kondisyon

• Pagsusuri ng carrier

• Pagtalakay sa pagtatasa ng panganib sa unang trimester

• Mga malalambot na marker

• Paulit-ulit na pagkalaglag

1. NIPT para sa chromosome aneuploidies, microdeletion, autosomal recessive at de novo na mga kondisyon

2. Screen ng unang trimester

3. Pag-screen ng carrier para sa mas mataas na populasyon ng panganib (Ashkenazi Jewish, Woodlands Cree, African, Asian at ilang partikular na rehiyon ng French Canadian)

4. Pag-screen ng carrier para sa mga bihirang kondisyon

5. NIPT para sa paternity testing

Kapag nakatagpo ka ng genetic counselling, maaari silang magtanong tungkol sa iyong personal at family history para sa iyo at sa iyong partner. Karaniwan, ang pagpupulong ay tatagal ng 30-60 minuto. Baka gusto mong makasama ang iyong partner. Kung magpasya kang magkaroon ng genetic testing, magkakaroon ka rin ng blood test sa aming klinika.

Sa unang trimester ng pagbubuntis, maaaring gawin ang mga pagsusuri para sa mga depekto ng kapanganakan. Ang mga pagsusuring ito ay naghahanap ng mga posibleng problema sa iyong sanggol. Ang mga pagsusuri ay maaaring tawaging first-trimester screening, pinagsamang first-trimester screening, o ang pinagsamang screening.

Ipinapakita ng mga pagsusuri sa screening ang pagkakataon ng iyong sanggol na magkaroon ng ilang partikular na depekto sa kapanganakan gaya ng Down syndrome o trisomy 18.

Kabilang sa mga pagsusuri sa screening sa unang trimester ang:

• Mga pagsusuri sa dugo

  • Sinusukat nito ang antas ng dalawang substance sa dugo na tinatawag na pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) at beta-human chorionic gonadotropin hormone (beta-hCG). Ang PAPP-A ay isang protina sa dugo. Ang Beta-hCG ay isang hormone na ginawa ng inunan. Sa ilang lugar, maaaring gumamit ng iba pang pagsusuri sa dugo.

• Nuchal translucency test

  • Gumagamit ang pagsusuring ito ng ultrasound upang sukatin ang kapal ng balat sa likod ng leeg ng iyong sanggol. Ang pagtaas ng kapal ay maaaring isang maagang senyales ng Down syndrome.

(Mula sa Alberta.ca website)

Ang Non-Invasive prenatal testing ay isang pagsusuri sa dugo na maaaring matukoy ang panganib para sa Down syndrome, Trisomy 18 at Trisomy 13 na may rate ng pagtuklas na 97-99%. Bilang karagdagan, maaari nitong sabihin sa iyo kung ang sanggol ay lalaki ng babae.

Lahat tayo ay nagdadala ng mga genetic na kondisyon. Ngunit kung ikaw at ang iyong kapareha ay mga carrier ng parehong kondisyon, ang iyong sanggol ay maaaring nasa panganib. May carrier screening para sa humigit-kumulang 300 kilalang genetic na kondisyon. Ang ilang halimbawa ng genetic na kondisyon ay kinabibilangan ng Fragile X syndrome, spinal muscular atrophy at Cystic Fibrosis. Maaaring gawin ang carrier screening bago ka magkaanak o habang ikaw ay buntis.

Link sa website na nag-aalok ng carrier screening

Sinusubukan ng ilang mag-asawa na magpasya kung gusto nilang subukan at magkaanak o hindi. Kung gusto nilang sumailalim sa carrier screening, o kung mayroon silang medikal o family history ng isang genetic na kondisyon, maaaring may papel ito sa kanilang paggawa ng desisyon. Kung ang impormasyong ito ay makakatulong sa iyo na gumawa ng iyong desisyon, maaari kang i-refer sa aming klinika para sa genetic counselling.

Karamihan sa mga indibidwal na sumasailalim sa genetic screening ay magkakaroon ng isang nakapagpapatibay na resulta, gayunpaman kung ang mga resulta ay may kinalaman, makikipag-usap kami sa iyo tungkol sa kung ano ang maaaring maging kahulugan nito para sa iyo at sa iyong pamilya.

Kinikilala namin na ang aming mga kliyente ay nagmula sa isang magandang magkakaibang background sa mga tuntunin ng etnisidad, kasarian, mga medikal na isyu at laki ng katawan. Bilang karagdagan, ang ilan ay naapektuhan ng medikal na trauma.

Ang aming mga kawani ay kinuha dahil nakita namin silang natural na may empatiya, hindi mapanghusga, tunay at nagbibigay-kapangyarihan. Gayunpaman, sumasailalim din kami sa patuloy na inclusivity at medical trauma sensitivity training.

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