§ Initial questionnaire detailing Service record and Gulf War experience, including geographical details, whether exposed to oil well fires etc.
§ History and Clinical Examination
§ Urinalysis
§ Screening Blood Tests:
- FBC & ESR
- Urea, Creatinine, Calcium, Elects, LFTs, TFTs Immunoglobulins.
§ Serology for:
- Coxsackie
- Lyme
- Brucella
- Hepatitis A, B & C
- EBV
- CMV
- CXR
- ECG
- Vitalograph
- U/S scan of abdomen
- Psychological Assessment
§ PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
§ Computer Clinician Administered PTSD Scale
§ Becks Depression Inventory
§ General Health Questionnaire
§ Psychophysiological Testing
§ Patients identified as positive for psychiatric disorder will be offered diagnostic interview with a Consultant Psychiatrist.
§ Appendix 1