Subtalar joint dislocation
Radiographs of a subtalar joint dislocation have been added to the Ankle and Foot Injuries page in the Bone and Joint Disorders section.
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Porcine aortic valve
A new CXR image of a porcine aortic valve has been added to the Prosthetic Valves page in the Cardiovascular Disorders section.
TAVI CXR
CXR images of a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Insertion (TAVI) have been added to the Prosthetic Heart Valves page in the Cardiovascular Disorders section.
Approach to blood gas analysis
A new page entitled The Approach to Blood Gas Analysis has been added to the Clinical Skills section. This page explains the role and limitations of blood gas analysis.
CSF rhinorrhoea
The Complications of Head Injury page in the Trauma section has been revised to better explain the assessment of CSF rhinorrhoea.
Diving medicine update
The Diving Medicine page in the Environmental Disorders section has been extensively revised and updated.
Talar neck fracture
An Xray of a talar neck fracture has been added to the Injuries around the Ankle and Foot Injuries page in the Bone and Joint Disorders section.
Dislocated elbow
Xrays of a dislocated elbow have been added to the Elbow and Forearm Injuries page in the Bone and Joint Disorder section.
Posterior shoulder dislocation
Xrays of a posterior glenohumeral joint dislocation have been added to the Glenohumeral Joint Dislocation page in the Bone and Joint Disorders section.
Thrombophilia update
A variety of small updates have been made to the Thrombophilia page in the Haematological Disorders section.
Health care of prisoners
A new page entitled Health care of Prisoners has been added to the Clinical Skills section.
Inappropriate ED attendances
A short section regarding the limitations of describing an ED attendance as “inappropriate” has been added to the Triage page in the Management section.
Vestibulo-ocular reflex
A short section better describing the vestibulo-ocular reflex has been added to the Assessment and Management of Vertigo page in the Neurological disorders section.
US in shoulder dislocation
A small section on the role of US in glenohumeral dislocations has been added to the Glenohumeral Dislocations page in the Bone and Joint Disorders section.
Azithromycin and prolonged QTc
Various sections have been updated following the recent FDA warning regarding the risk of prolonged QTc with azithromycin, despite the weak association and very low risk of harm.
Patient relatives and resuscitation
A new page called Relatives and Resuscitation has been created in the Assessment and Management of Resuscitation part of the Resuscitation section. This is mostly content moved from the Palliative Care page in the Clinical Skills section in recognition that resuscitation is not always futile!
CT findings in appendicitis
A list of potential CT findings in acute appendicitis has been added to the Appendicitis page in the Abdominal Disorders section.
Abdominal imaging in paediatric trauma
The latest findings from the PECARN study of abdominal trauma published in Annals of Emergency Medicine have been integrated into a revision of the Evaluation of Abdominal Trauma page in the Trauma section.
Assessment and management of vertigo
The Vertigo page has been revised and moved to the Neurological Assessment part of the Neurological Disorders section. A small section outlining the indications for neuroimaging in patients with vertigo has been added and other content revised.
HIV prognosis
Additional information regarding the prognosis of HIV infection has been added to the HIV Infection page in the Infectious Disorders section. It is interesting to note that aggresively treated HIV infection now has a better prognosis than smoking!