24/5/26 Diphtheria alert
There is currently an outbreak of Diphtheria in parts of the Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia. Please be alert for cases of oropharyngeal and cutaneous Diphtheria in patients who have been to these regions, particularly Indigenous patients.
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Dedication
This manual is dedicated to the memory of Dr Edward William Brentnall FACEM, MBE, OAM, KStJ 05/08/1929-01/10/2024. Ed was a guiding light for generations of emergency physicians who sheltered, mentored and inspired many of us. See the full dedication here.
Latest updates
Permanent transvenous pacemakers page created
A new page called Permanent transvenous pacemakers has been created from the contents of the previous Pacemakers page to make the page sizes more manageable.
Serratia marcesens
The Other soft tissue infections page has been updated with information about Serratia marcesens in the section on Water borne infections.
6th Generation TnT assay
The Troponins in ACS page has been updated with some information about the 6th generation TnT assay currently being evaluated for clinical use.
hsTnT
The Troponins in ACS page has been updated with some reorganisation of the information about TnT.
Troponin I
The Troponins in ACS page has been updated with some additional information about TnI.
CRP in septic arthritis
The Septic arthritis page has been updated with information about CRP in septic arthritis.
Septic arthritis management
The Septic arthritis page has been updated with additional information about the management of septic arthritis.
Straight sinus anatomy
The Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis page has been updated with additional information about the straight sinus
