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Bob Dunn A new Random Fellowship quiz has been added to the quiz bank. This is a 15 point MCQ quiz of ACEM Fellowship standard of questions from update quizzes created over the last 18 months. The quiz selects different questions from the 140 questions in the bank so it will be different each time you take … Read more
The October update quiz has just been published here.
The Post arrest care page has been updated with additional information about ICH and the role of CT in survivors who make it to hospital.
The Cardiovascular examination page has been updated with additional information about the clinical assessment of the JVP.
The ECG in acute coronary syndromes page has been updated with new information regarding ECG changes associated with different culprit artery lesions in inferior infarction.
The Pericarditis page has been updated with information about the frequency of chest wall tenderness in pericarditis.
The Dislocations of the hip page has been updated with the technique for anterior dislocation reduction.
The Dislocations of the hip page has been updated including a description of the Captain Morgan relocation technique.
Some additional information about the management and complications of elbow dislocation has been added to the Elbow injuries page.
Some additional information regarding luxatio erecta has been added to the Glenohumeral joint dislocation page.
The Hand injuries page has been updated with more details about IP joint dislocations.
The Hand injuries page has been updated with information about the test characteristics of US for the detection of distal phalangeal fractures.
The Hand injuries page has been updated with information about the test characteristics of US for the detection of metacarpal fractures.
The Intravenous contrast page has been updated with information about contrast administration and metformin.
The Intravenous contrast page has been updated with the very sensible 2016 recommendations from RANZCR regarding contrast administration and risk of AKI.
The Suicide risk page has been updated with additional information about the risk of suicide following an initial attempt and associated risk factors.
The Drugs in pregnancy and lactation page has been updated with information about the relative safety of anti-psychotics (except risperidone) in pregnancy.
The Other anticoagulants page has been updated including apixaban dosing information for stroke and DVT prophylaxis. Rivaroxaban dosing has also been clarified.
The Polio page has been updated with current information about the 3 countries that still have wild type Polio.
The Management of acute coronary syndromes page has been updated following the recent publication of the Australian Heart Foundation 2016 Guidelines on ACS. Chew, DP, Scott, IA, Cullen, L, et al. National Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian clinical guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes 2016. Med … Read more