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Bob Dunn Hi everyone, The good news is that we have just upgraded the server on which this website sits to a faster and more powerful one. This should improve response times and enable us to manage the ever increasing amount of website traffic better in future. The bad news is that, unfortunately, the new server went … Read more
The Extradural and subdural haematomas page has been updated including information about the management of EDH.
A short segment on skull fracture healing and growing skull fractures has been added to the Complications of head trauma page.
The Complications of head trauma page has had a number of small revisions and improvements.
The Introduction to traumatic brain injury page has had a few minor updates.
The Complications of head trauma page has been updated with a short segment on the complications of cranioplasty following trauma.
The Complications of head trauma page has been updated with additional information about CSF leak.
The Ethics of research page has been updated with information about regulatory compliance for research.
The Ethics of research page has been updated, including additional information about consent for research.
The Paracetamol page has been updated with information about the utility of a 2-4 hour paracetamol level in predicting subsequent potential toxicity. Yarema, MC, Green, JP, Sivilotti, MLA, et al. Can a serum acetaminophen concentration obtained less than 4 hours post-ingestion determine which patients do not require treatment with acetylcysteine? Clinical Toxicology 2016:1-7.
The Neonatal problems page has been updated with information about normal weight changes in the neonatal period.
The segment on Tracheostomy tubes has been moved from the Anaesthetic equipment page to the Tracheostomy page.
The January 2017 update quiz has just been released.
The Diabetic patient with unstable blood sugars page has been updated with information about the value (or lack of it) in short term control of hyperglycaemia in ED patients.
The Neuromuscular blockade monitoring page has been significantly revised and updated.
A CT image of inferior rectus muscle entrapment has been added to the Zygomatico-maxillary trauma page.
An image of a scoop stretcher and some associated information has been added to the Management of the trauma patient page.
The Management of the trauma patient page has been updated with information about minimal handling.
Some information about renal transplant survival and complications has been added to the Renal transplant page following the publication of Nieto, T, Inston, N, Cockwell, P. Renal transplantation in adults. BMJ 2016;355.
The Polymyalgia rheumatica page has been updated and the statement that EMG is usually normal in polymyalgia rheumatica has been corrected. EMG is usually abnormal in up to 10% of patients with the disease.