Dunn RJ
Bob Dunn The sensitivity of various muscle groups to neuromuscular blockade has been corrected on the Neuromuscular blockade page. The corrected text now indicates that : Sensitivity to neuromuscular blockade in increasing (not decreasing as previously written) order of sensitivity is large limb muscles diaphragm smaller trunk muscles laryngeal and eye muscles Thanks to Adam for picking this … Read more
Links between the Febrile child and Neonatal fever and sepsis pages have been added to aid navigation and topic review.
The Febrile child page has been updated with information about the investigation and management of selected cases of older neonates with fever.
The Management of suspected acute coronary syndromes page has been updated with additional information about indications for cardiac monitoring in the ED.
The Paediatric pneumonia page has been updated with some information about the epidemiology of CAP in children and links to other adult CAP related pages added.
The Magnetic Resonance Imaging page has been updated with information about the safety of MRI for patients with non-MRI approved pacemakers and ICDs.
The Opioids page has been updated with information about the very small risk of long term opioid use following an ED visit for pain.
The Smoking page has been updated with information indicating that smokers of e-cigarettes appear to have lower exposure to potential carcinogens than regular smokers.
We are pleased to have upgraded our software to be able to provide you with a AUD$20 discount when you purchase 2 products at the same time, and AUD$40 when you purchase 3 or more products from our online store. This means that if you want to buy an online subscription and a print version … Read more
The new support section of the website has also just had a ‘FAQ’ page added, with answers to the most commonly asked questions about the function of the website added.
We have just introduced a new support system for subscribers having any difficulty with the website. You can now generate a support ticket and track all correspondence related to that issue from within the website. The support area can be found by clicking on the ‘Support’ tab in the members section (My details) of the … Read more
The Syncope page has been revised, particularly the segment on orthostatic hypotension and laboratory investigations.
The Syncope page has been updated to include a small section on near syncope.
The Treatment of hypovolaemia and Clotting factor replacement pages have been updated with information about the use of AB and A group pre-thawed plasma.
35 new images have been loaded into the Image of the day library.
The Thyroid page has been updated with an US image of a benign thyroid nodule.
The Bacterial cultures page has been updated including information about Shapiro’s rule for taking blood cultures.
The Extradural and subdural haematoma page has been revised including information about the prevalence of antithrombotic use in SDH.
The Assessment of sepsis page has been updated with additional information about the prevalence and outcome of body temperature in sepsis.
The Intravenous contrast page has been updated with more evidence that IV contrast for CT in ED patients with a creatinine clearance of > 30mL/min is not associated with an increase in the rate of renal dysfunction compared to matched controls.