Gunshot wound to the chest CXR
A CXR of a gunshot wound to the chest has been added to the Specific missile injuries page.
Bob Dunn
Incomplete Segond fracture
A plain film image of an incomplete Segond fracture has been added to the Knee and leg injuries page.
Pacemaker magnet application video
A short video demonstrating the effect of magnet application to a permanent pacemaker has been added to the Pacemakers page.
AICD magnet application video
A short video of the effect of magnet application to an AICD has been added to the Electrical cardioversion page.
AICD magnet application
A short segment about the effect of magnet application to an AICD has been added to the Electrical cardioversion page.
Multifocal atrial tachycardia ECG
An ECG strip of multifocal atrial tachycardia has been added to the Other arrhythmias page.
Causes of orbital swelling
Additional causes of orbital swelling have been added to the Diseases of the orbit and eyelids page.
2 more images added to the Image of the day gallery
2 more images have been added to the Image of the day, bringing the total number of images in this gallery up to 420.
Correction – Smith’s fracture XRay
Image 29 on the Distal forearm injuries page (p 1649 of the print edition) demonstrating a lateral radiograph of fracture around the wrist is actually a Barton’s fracture, not a Smith’s fracture as previously described. Our Director of Eponymology has been sacked for this error.
Physiological monitoring
A variety of additions have been made to the Physiological monitoring page, including sections on the components of a monitoring system and alarm fatigue.
Torsades de pointes
An ECG strip demonstrating Torsades de pointes has been added to the Ventricular arrhythmias page.
Pericardial cysts
CXR images and a small segment on pericardial cysts have been added to the Mediastinal masses page.
Appropriate values of alpha
Some additional information about factors affecting the appropriate level for alpha (p value) has been added to the Inferential statistics page.
Old malleolar fracture XRay
An XRay demonstrating an old medial malleolar fracture has been added to the Ankle injuries page.
High sensitivity troponins
Additional information about high sensitivity troponins has been added to the Troponins in ACS page.
MET for ureteric calculi
The Renal calculi page has been updated with information questioning the efficacy of MET for ureteric calculi.
Measles rash
An image of a Measles rash has been added to the Measles page.
Mumps
The Mumps page has been updated with some additional information regarding diagnosis and management.
Very high D dimer levels
Additional information about the predictive value of very high D dimer levels has been added to the Deep venous thrombosis page.
Intraosseous laboratory values
A segment on the laboratory values that can be used from an IO aspirate has been added to the Difficult intravascular access page.