Loin pain
A few minor updates have been made to the Loin pain page.
Bob Dunn
Difficult urinary catheter insertion
Additional techniques for managing difficult urinary catheter insertion have been added to the Urinary catheter insertion page.
Traumatic urethral catheter removal
A segment on traumatic catheter removal, including prevention, has been added to the Urinary catheterisation page.
Radiation in pregnancy
The Radiation in pregnancy page has had some minor updates with some additional information about the effects of radiation on the fetus.
Pericardial effusion in pregnancy
The Changes in pregnancy page has been updated, including the addition of pericardial effusion as a change in normal pregnancy.
CRP and procalcitonin in CAP
The Community acquired pneumonia page has been updated with some additional information about procalcitonin and CRP in CAP.
Slit lamp use
The Ocular examination page has been updated, including a link to an external video on how to use a slit lamp.
Gram -ve endocarditis
The Endocarditis page has been revised, including the correction that gram -ve organisms are responsible in only approximately 10% of cases, not 85% as previously stated. Thanks to Pete for picking this up.
Phenylephrine in priapism
The Priapism page has been updated to include a reduced recommended dose of intra-corporeal phenylephrine.
Ventricular arrhythmias
The Ventricular arrhythmias page has had some minor wording updates and an enlargement of the ECG images on the page.
ECGs enlarged
The ECG images on the Assessment of atrial fibrillation or flutter page have been enlarged.
ECG of atrial flutter with 3:1 AV block
An ECG image of atrial flutter with 3:1 AV block has been added to the Assessment of atrial fibrillation or flutter page.
Pleural effusion
The Pleural effusion page has had some minor updates and the size of some of the images enlarged.
Migraine
The Migraine page has been considerably revised and updated, particularly in the areas of epidemiology and clinical features.
Glenohumeral joint dislocation
The Glenohumeral joint dislocations page has been updated, including image enlargement and an expanded description of the reduction technique for posterior shoulder joint dislocations.
Spinal links
Links between the Non traumatic causes of spinal cord disorders page and the Spinal cord injury page have been inserted.
Spinal cord injuries
The Spinal cord injuries page has been revised including some additional information about anterior spinal cord syndrome, spinal cord blood supply and enlargement of many images.
Ceftriaxone
The Penicillins and beta lactams page has been updated with some additional information about ceftriaxone.
AKI
The Acute kidney injury page has been revised and updated, including an expanded list of nephrotoxic agents and indications for a renal biopsy.
Hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone in septic shock
The Management of sepsis page has been updated with additional information about the role of hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone in the management of ICU patients with septic shock, following the publication of the following related articles: Venkatesh, B, Finfer, S, Cohen, J, et al. Adjunctive Glucocorticoid Therapy in Patients with Septic Shock. N Engl J Med … Read more