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
Biliary cirrhosis
The Hepatic diseases page has been updated with additional information about biliary cirrhosis.
Sclerosing cholangitis
The Hepatic diseases page has been updated with additional information about sclerosing cholangitis.
Clinical practice guidelines
The Clinical practice guidelines page has been updated to better emphasise the growing trend to making recommendations when the evidence to support them is lacking, and the reasonably common failure to appropriately evaluate sources used to support recommendations.
Hyperkalaemia treatment
The Hyperkalaemia page has been updated with emphasis of the poor quality evidence suggesting lack of efficacy of various therapies.
Gastric volvulus images
The Gastrointestinal causes of chest pain page has been updated 2 images of the types of gastric volvulus.
Gastric volvulus
The Gastrointestinal causes of chest pain page has been updated with additional information about gastric volvulus.
Gastrointestinal causes of chest pain
The Oesophageal causes of chest pain has been renamed Gastrointestinal causes of chest pain. Bookmarks and links to the original page will no longer work.
Causes of chest pain
The Evaluation of chest pain page has been updated with some additional causes of chest pain.
