LONDON: Latest news have been reported on former PM Nawaz Sharif Medicalconditions in London.
Former prime minister and PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif underwent a PETscan which was recommended by doctors in London who are getting close todiagnosing the medical condition behind his declining health.
His personal physician, Dr Adnan Khan, tweeted on Thursday afternoon thatMr Sharif underwent a scan at the London Bridge Hospital under the care ofhaematology at Guy’s Cancer Centre.
“It’s one of the key investigations to establish [the] cause of severethrombocytopenia,” Dr Khan said.
Last week, the doctor had said the PET scan will give a clearer picture ofthe reasons behind Mr Sharif’s low platelet count, and that once this isdetermined, the ailing politician will undergo a cardiac procedure.
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A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that allowsdoctors to check for diseases through a three-dimensional scan of the body.
The scan uses a special dye containing radioactive tracers which areswallowed, inhaled, or injected into the part of the body being examined.
