Nimodipine dose error
The Management of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage page has been updated to correct a dose error for nimodipine. The correct initial dose is 15µg/kg/hour not 15g/kg/hour. Thanks to Cherie for spotting this.
Bob Dunn
Procedural sedation
The Procedural sedation page has been extensively revised and re-organised including the addition of significant additional detail in many areas.
Suxamethonium
Some restructuring of the Suxamethonium page has been done, including some minor revision of its pharmacology.
Induction agents
The Induction agents page has been updated, including some minor changes to the propofol dose in children and the feeling of dissociation associated with ketamine.
‘Big bronchus’ Xray
A post intubation CXR demonstrating the effects of a ‘big bronchus’ has been added to the Endotracheal intubation page.
Syncope
The Syncope page has been revised, including some additional information about the onset of myoclonic jerks and eye deviation.
Residential care capabilities
The Ageing page has been revised, also including a short segment about what hospital level services may be able to be provided in residential care facilities.
Tocilizumab for giant cell arteritis
The Giant cell arteritis page has been updated, including the addition of tocilizumab therapy to management.
Clinical decision making
The Clinical decision making page has been updated, with particular emphasis on the types of clinical decisions that need to be made for each clinical encounter.
History taking
The Clinical skills page has been updated with additional information about history taking.
Steroids to glucocorticoids
As not all steroids are created equal, the word ‘steroid’ has been replaced by the word ‘glucocorticoid’ in many parts of the book. When ‘steroids’ means more than one class of steroids, it has not been changed.
Horseshoe kidney image
The Other renal abnormalities page has been updated with a CT image of horseshoe kidney.
Eosinophillic granulomatosis with angiitis
The Other autoimmune inflammatory diseases page has been updated with additional information about eosinophillic granulomatosis with angiitis (also known as Churg Strauss syndrome).
Antibiotics and steroids for COPD
The Management of COPD page has been updated with additional information about the duration of steroid and antibiotic therapy in acute exacerbations.
Assessment of COPD
The Assessment of COPD page has been updated to include the differences between the assessment of acute exacerbations and the chronic disease state.
Proximal thigh blocks
The Regional anaesthesia page has been updated with changes to the segment on proximal thigh blocks.
June 2017 update quiz
The June 2017 update quiz has just been uploaded.
NIV face mask leaks
The Non invasive ventilation page has been updated, including information about face mask leaks in NIV.
HME filters
The Intubation equipment page has been updated with some additional information about the use of heat and moisture exchange (HME) filters.
Nebulisation in the intubated patient
A short segment on bronchodilator therapy in the intubated patient has been added to the Management of life threatening asthma page.