Gas gangrene
The Gas gangrene and necrotising fasciitis page has been updated.
Bob Dunn
Cellulitis in diabetes
The Cellulitis page has been updated, including additional information about antibiotic choices in diabetic patients.
Trauma team members actions
The Trauma teams page has been updated with additional information about the roles and actions of the trauma team members.
Eye movements diagram
A new image demonstrating the action of the extra-ocular muscles in various positions of the eye has been added to the Eye movement screening page.
Extra-ocular muscle movement screening
The Abnormal eye movements page has been updated with additional information about the muscles responsible for eye movements in various positions of the eyes.
Blood sampling through an arterial line
A segment on blood sampling through an arterial line has been added to the Arterial access page.
PICC line medication
A small segment on medication administration through a PICC line has been added to the PICC lines page.
CENTOR sore throat criteria
The Sore throat page has been updated with the CENTOR sore throat criteria used to help direct investigation and treatment.
Ultrasound of the bowel
A new page has been added to the Abdominal pain chapter called Ultrasound of the bowel. It contains details about ultrasound of the bowel in the detection of intra-peritoneal gas, bowel obstruction, appendicitis and diverticulitis.
Ileus or obstruction?
A new table contrasting the features of ileus and bowel obstruction has been added to the Bowel obstruction page.
Bowel obstruction
The Bowel obstruction page has been extensively updated in the areas of imaging and therapy.
Aortic valve replacement choices
The Aortic valve disease page has been updated with information about aortic valve replacement choices.
Investigation and management of DVT
An algorithm for the investigation and management of DVT has been added to the Investigation of DVT page.
Investigation of low risk PE
An algorithm for the investigation of low risk PE has been added to the Investigation of PE – imaging page.
800th quiz question
The 800th quiz question has been added to the website – and more to come!
Informed consent
The Consent page has been updated with a small segment on informed consent.
Lactate, blood pressure and sepsis
The Assessment of sepsis page has been updated with additional information about the test characteristics of an initial ED lactate for the diagnosis of severe sepsis or septic shock. Additional information about BP and sepsis has also been included.
Scalp haematoma location and ICH in children
The Paediatric head trauma page has been updated with new information about the risk of ICH development in children < 2 years of age depending on injury mechanism and type of scalp haematoma. (link)
Scheduled website downtime Wednesday 3rd September 01:00 – 05:00
The website will be off-line for 2 periods of up to 30 minutes sometime between 01:00 and 05:00 AEST next Wednesday 3rd September, 2014 to enable some scheduled maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.