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Bob Dunn The Assessment of asthma page has been updated with additional information about allergic pulmonary aspergillosis and a revision of the segment on the complications of asthma.
Never afraid to tackle the big issues, we have opened a new poll in an attempt to answer this vexing question – how to pronounce dabigatran? Help us out by having your say.
Comment It looks like most people think that examination skills are currently given enough or slightly too much importance in the ACEM Fellowship exam. This might be an interesting poll to repeat after the change of exam format in 2015.
[avatar user=”robjdunn” size=”original” align=”left” /] The Prehospital interventions page has been updated with the latest out of hospital traumatic paediatric cardiac arrest guidelines developed by the American College of Emergency Physicians, National Association of EMS Physicians, American College of Surgeons, and American Academy of Pediatrics.
[avatar user=”robjdunn” size=”original” align=”left” /] The Difficult intubation equipment page has been updated with details of the rotational insertion technique for LMA or iGel insertion.
[avatar user=”robjdunn” size=”original” align=”left” /] The Introduction to head trauma page has been updated with additional information about patients with head trauma at risk of deterioration, including indications for repeat CT head scanning.
The Mechanical cardiac support page has been extensively revised following the recently published article in EMA on ventricular assist devices.
The Clinical indicators page has been updated with additional information about the desirable features of clinical indicators. How many commonly used KPI’s that fit the bill do you think warrant the seal of approval?
[avatar user=”robjdunn” size=”original” align=”left” /] The Paracetamol page has been updated, including additional information regarding the Australasian treatment nomogram and how it compares to the nomogram used in the UK and Ireland.
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During a recent talk by Andy Buck about resuscitation room management the tricky question was raised of how to manage an aggressive medical intruder to the resuscitation room who immediately wants to take control of a critical resus – then do something really stupid to the patient.
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The Risk stratification in suspected ACS page has been updated, including information about the lack of utility of exercise stress testing in low-intermediate risk patients < 40 years of age who present to the ED with chest pain.
[avatar user=”robjdunn” size=”original” align=”left” /] Just when you thought troponin couldn’t be less specific for ACS, additional non ACS causes of elevated troponin have been added to the Non ACS causes of elevated troponin. It is telling in itself that there is a whole page on this subject! So if you do troponins on patients … Read more
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The Anti-convulsants for immediate seizure control page has been updated with information about IV valproate and levetiracetam.
The Seizures page has been updated with the International League Against Epilepsy’s 2014 definition of epilepsy.
The table entitled Test characteristics of ascitic fluid analysis in the Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis page has been corrected to show that a protein concentration of > 1g/dL is 100% sensitive and 65% specific for SBP (not <1g/dL as previously shown).
The Lyme disease page has been updated with some additional information following the NEJM review article on the subject published today.
A segment on arterial insufficiency secondary to extensive venous thrombosis has been added to the Deep venous thrombosis page.
A short video demonstrating the lung point sign on US for pneumothorax has been added to the Assessment of pneumothorax page. In addition, the sliding lung sign US video is now working again.