Impaired health practitioner
A new page called The impaired health practitioner has been created containing information about types and reasons for notification of the national health registration body.
New topics
Nucleic acid amplification techniques
A new page called Nucleic acid amplification techniques has been added to the Infectious diseases section.
Laboratory testing page
A new page called Laboratory testing with information about the phases of testing and repeat testing has been added to the Clinical biochemistry section.
Proximal anteroseptal MI ECG
An ECG demonstrating a proximal anteroseptal MI has been added to the ECG in acute coronary syndromes page.
Paracetamol for analgesia
A new page called Paracetamol has been added to the Analgesia section. It includes new information regarding the use of intravenous paracetamol.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy ECG
An ECG typical of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and some additional information about the condition has been added to a new page called Myocardial infarction with non obstructive coronary arteries.
Inflammatory myopathies page
A new page called Inflammatory myopathies has been created and a small segment on Necrotising inflammatory myopathy has been added to it.
50 new videos
Approximately 50 new video clips (I can’t be bothered counting them all!) have been added to a newly created Video page. Nearly all of these are ultrasound clips, covering a wide variety of emergency presentations and echocardiographic views.
Biliary ultrasound technique
A new page called Biliary ultrasound technique has been created in the Abdominal pain chapter.
Organisms causing infective gastroenteritis
A new page called Organisms causing infective gastroenteritis has been added to the Abdominal pain chapter. This contains now contains consolidated information from the Infectious gastroenteritis page in the Infectious diseases section, which has now been removed.
VRE
A new page called Drug resistant organisms has been created from the old Drug resistant Staph Aureus page and a short section on VRE has been added to it.
Hepatic ultrasound
A new page called Hepatic ultrasound has been added to the Liver disease section in Abdominal disorders.
Leptospirosis
A new page on Leptospirosis has been added to the chapter on Infections from animals
Polio
A small page about Polio has been created.
Gianotti Crosti syndrome
A new page on Gianotti Crosti syndrome has been added to the Infections in children section.
Critical resource failure
A new page on Critical resource failure has been added to the Management section.
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.
Committees
A new page about Committees has just been added.
Normal platelet ranges
A table containing the normal platelet ranges for different ages has been added to a new page, very originally named Platelets.
Hydatid disease
A new page and content on Hydatid disease has been created.