…DVT, varicose veins, claudication, diabetes, smoking, character of the pain. 2. Measure and trace the ulcer; photograph it with a ruler in the image. A…

…for example after a stroke. Sampling of gastric contents and evacuation in poisoning (see the separate text on gastric lavage). The tube is not, however…

…wide or narrow complex tachycardia in which the mechanism needs to be documented before referral to an arrhythmia unit. Assessment of the effect of adenosine…

…varices, coagulopathy, recent oesophageal or gastric surgery Gastric lavage Seizures or an unstable patient — stabilise first The induction of vomiting has no place in the…