Maori health
A new topic called Maori health has been added to the Culture section.
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ICP monitor insertion
Some additional information about ICP monitoring insertion has been added to the Assessment of intracerebral pressure page.
Other oncological emergencies revision quiz
A new quiz called Other oncological emergencies has been added. This is meant to be a revision quiz for the page of the same name and includes a variety of question types to help the revision process,
MAT
The Other arrhythmias page has been updated with additional information about the treatment of multifocal atrial tachycardia.
Sinus tachycardia
The Other arrhythmias page has been updated with additional information about pathological causes of sinus tachycardia, including re-entrant sinus tachycardia.
Introduction to cardiac arrhythmias
The Introduction to cardiac arrhythmias page has been updated with some additional information about potential causes of a broad complex tachycardias.
SVT
The Supraventricular tachycardia page has been updated.
Fibroids
The Fibroids segment on the Gynaecological disorders page has been revised and updated.
Polymyalgia rheumatica
The Polymyalgia rheumatica page has been revised and updated.
Post traumatic stress disorder
Some additions to the Torture and trauma page regarding PTSD have been made.
Suicide risk and prevention
The Suicide risk page has been updated with additional information about suicide risk factors and methods of prevention.
Mixed systemic sclerosis
The Scleroderma page has been updated with some additional information about diagnostic testing for the condition.
ESR and CRP in SLE – correction
A correction has been made to the Systemic lupus erythematosus page. CRP does not correlate with disease activity, but ESR does (not the other way round as stated previously).
Biomarkers in rheumatoid arthritis
The Rheumatoid arthritis page has been updated with additional information regarding the role of biomarkers in the diagnosis and assessment of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis.
NEXUS chest criteria
The Assessment of the trauma patient page has been updated with additional information about the relative value of the NEXUS chest criteria in predicting significant thoracic injury.
Pleural effusions
The Pleural effusion page has been updated with additional information about the potential causes.
Subcutaneous foreign bodies
The Subcutaneous foreign bodies page has been updated with additional information about imaging for foreign bodies.
Gastrointestinal foreign bodies
The Gastrointestinal foreign bodies page has been revised and updated.
Bread bag ties
A small segment on ingested bread bag ties has been added to the Gastrointestinal foreign bodies page.
Ingested magnets
The Gastrointestinal foreign bodies page has been revised and updated.