Dunn RJ
Bob Dunn Due to subscriber feedback, the process for providing us feedback about the manual has been simplified. It is now no longer necessary to enter an email address or a name in the feedback form, just the feedback you want to give. Obviously if you do not provide any contact details, we can’t provide you any … Read more
The Pericarditis page hase been updated, with particular emphasis on the role of colchicine in non malignant pericarditis following a recent trial of its use published in the NEJM.
A link to a useful external diagnostic radiation calculator has been added to the Radiation and diagnostic imaging page.
The Cardiac auscultation page has been updated and links to some useful auscultation websites have been added.
The list of causes of clubbing has been updated in the Respiratory examination page.
A small segment about the features of acute AR has been added to the Aortic valve disease page as well as a number of other additions.
The segment on mitral regurgitation in the Other valve lesions page has been revised and updated.
The segment on VSD in the Acyanotic lesions with left to right shunt page has been updated and re-organised.
The organism responsible for PCP pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii, has been replaced with it’s new name Pneumocystis jiroveci on the HIV infection page (and related pages). PCP pneumonia may also be called PJC pneumonia as a result.
The description of the Austin Flint murmur as that of MR on the Aortic valve disease page has been corrected. The Austin Flint murmur is a diastolic murmur of MS due to disruption of the anterior MV leaflet due to the regurgitant aortic jet. The auscultatory diagram depicts the timing of the murmur correctly.
New auscultation diagrams of mitral stenosis and regurgitation have been added to the Other valve lesions page that better represent the auscultatory findings than the previous images.
New auscultation diagrams of aortic stenosis and regurgitation have been added to the Aortic valve disease page that better represent the auscultatory findings than the previous images.
An graph demonstrating the typical proportion of ATS presentations for each hour of the day has been added to the Triage page.
An graph demonstrating the typical pattern of ATS presentations for each hour of the day has been added to the Triage page.
The image on the Bones of the upper cervical spine page has been mislabelled with the names of the atlas (C1) and axis (C2) swapped by mistake. This mistake had been corrected previously but resurfaced when the old, incorrect image was used during an image upgrade. The current image is now correct. Thanks to an … Read more