Cervical immobilisation – or not?
The Spinal immobilisation page has been updated with information questioning the currently common practice of cervical immobilisation. (link)
Bob Dunn
Clot retrieval in stroke
The Stroke management page has been updated with a new summary of the results and implications of the many endovascular clot retrieval trials recently published.
sBP target of < 140mmHg in primary ICH
The Stroke management page has been updated to reflect the new sBP target of <140mmHg in patients with primary ICH.
hs Troponins
The Troponins in ACS page has been extensively revised to reflect new understanding of the role of hsTnT in the evaluation of chest pain.
Single ‘rule out’ hsTnT
The Troponins in ACS page has been updated with additional information about the role of a single low level hsTnT in excluding ACS in ED patients with acute chest pain.
Phases and sources of conflict
The Conflict management page has been updated with information about the phases of conflict and some additional causes of conflict between individuals have also been added.
Aneurysmal SAH epidemiology
The Subarachnoid haemorrhage page has been updated with some additional details about the epidemiology and natural history of intracerebral aneurysms following a recent guideline published on the topic. Thompson BG, Brown RD, Jr., Amin-Hanjani S, et al. Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American … Read more
Retinal detachment image
An image of a retinal detachment has been added to the Acute visual loss page.
Pterygium image
An image of a Pterygium has been added to The Red eye page.
Subconjunctival haemorrhage image
An image of a subconjunctival haemorrhage has been added to The Red eye page.
High sensitivity troponin and CVasc risk prediction
The Troponins in ACS page has been updated with a section on hsTnT as a predictor of CVasc risk.
Version 2 format update
Version 2 of the online manual has just been updated. Apart from a cleaner look that is more similar in style to Version 1, the font size has been slightly increased to make it easier to use on small portable devices. The extended, multi level table of contents has also been introduced. As part of … Read more
Expanded table of contents
After the problems we had with the table of contents after recently upgrading to a new version, we have decided to expand the TOC another 3 levels. This means you can drill right down to the specific area of the manual you are interested in by following the links from the expandable table of contents on the left. The expanded TOC is … Read more
New format TOC display problems fixed
Thankfully the display of the table of contents for the new format has been fixed so that it now again displays the sections then chapters then topics as it did with the old format. The fixed Version 1 is being uploaded now and Version 2 will be uploaded later today. The mini table of contents … Read more
New format table of contents display problems!
Unfortunately there has been a problem with the display of the table of contents (in the left hand column of the screen) with the new version. The section headings for a lot of the sections are not being displayed so each chapter is shown instead which is leading to a very long list of options in the … Read more
Correction – specificity of lipase and amylase for pancreatitis
There is an error on the Pancreatitis page that will be corrected with the next file upload. Currently it states that higher amylase and lipase values are more sensitive for pancreatitis, when higher values are actually less sensitive but more specific.
3 images added to the Featured image gallery
3 new images have been added to the Featured image gallery.
5 more images added to the galleries
4 new images have been added to the Featured image gallery and 1 new image has been added to the ECG gallery.
Encephalitis
The Encephalitis page has been extensively revised and added to following the recent publication of Australasian guidelines on the subject in the MJA.