Cognitive effects of chemotherapy
The Other oncological emergencies page has been updated with a short mention of the cognitive effects of chemotherapy.
Bob Dunn
Drug induced amnesia
A small segment on drug induced amnesia has been added to the Cerebral lobe function page.
Coronary artery dissection
A segment on Coronary artery dissection has been added to the Coronary artery disease page.
Pancreatic duct anatomy – correction
The Pancreatitis page has been corrected to indicate that the pancreatic duct enters the second part of the duodenum, not the third part as previously stated. Thanks to Lev for picking this up.
Local anaesthesia with adrenaline
The potential risk of lignocaine with adrenaline has been downplayed on the Local anaesthesia page.
LA injection pain minimisation techniques
The Wound management page has been updated with a segment on pain minimisation techniques for local anaesthesia injection.
Date last modified
Even wondered when the last time a particular section of the manual was last updated? Well now you will soon be able to tell because we have started adding the ‘Last modified’ date at the end of each page. This is the latest date and time any part of the page was updated. However when … Read more
Precordial thump and adrenaline in cardiac arrest – corrections
The Advanced cardiac life support and Ventricular arrhythmias pages have been updated with a clarification that precordial thumb is indicated in pulseless monitored VT (rather than all witnessed arrests), and that adrenaline is given after each 2 cycles of CPR (instead of a variety of conflicting recommendations in different parts of the text). Thanks to … Read more
Lignocaine maximal dose – correction
The maximum safe dose of plain lignocaine (lidocaine) has been corrected from 5mg/kg to 3mg/kg on the Local anaesthesia page. Amide anaesthetics have also now been correctly described as weak bases instead of weak acids. Thanks to Joe for picking these errors up.
Intranasal / inhalational sedation
The Procedural sedation page has been revised with additional information about intranasal/inhalational procedural sedation in the ED
Fasting and ED procedural sedation
The Procedural sedation page has been revised with additional information downplaying the importance of fasting status prior to procedural sedation in the ED.
March update quiz
The March 2017 update quiz has just been released. As a result, the total number of quiz questions has now passed 1500.
US image of popliteal aneurysm
An US image of a popliteal aneurysm has been added to the Popliteal aneurysm page.
IUCD dislocation image
A CT image demonstrating dislocation of an IUCDs has been added to the Contraception page.
IUCD complications
Additional detail regarding IUCDs and their complications has been added to the Contraception page.
US and miscarriage
The Miscarriage page has been updated with additional information about the role of US in the diagnosis.
Gynaecological history taking
A new topic called Gynaecological history has been added to the Gynaecology section.
Myasthenia gravis
The Myasthenia gravis page has been extensively revised and updated.
SIADH to SIAD
The acronym SIADH has been changed to SAID on the Hyponatraemia page and throughout the rest of the manual.
US assisted LP
The Lumbar puncture page has been updated with some additional information about the role of US in performing LP in infants.