Updates – Page 116 – The Emergency Medicine Manual

SBP organisms

27/08/2018 by Bob Dunn

The Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis page has had a few other modifications, including a table of the most commonly responsible organisms.

Causes of free gas

27/08/2018 by Bob Dunn

The Assessment of abdominal pain page has been updated, including the addition of a segment on the causes and features of free intraperitoneal gas.

Cellulitis

27/08/2018 by Bob Dunn

The Cellulitis page has been updated, including more information about oral antibiotic treatment and features that suggest necrotising fasciitis.

Necrotising fasciitis

27/08/2018 by Bob Dunn

The Gas gangrene & necrotising fasciitis page has been updated, including more information about features that differentiate it from simple cellulitis.

Effects of isolation precautions

22/08/2018 by Bob Dunn

The Infection control page has been revised, including the addition of a short segment on the impact of isolation precautions.

Massive haemoptysis

22/08/2018 by Bob Dunn

The Haemoptysis page has been extensively revised and updated, with particular reference to the management of massive haemoptysis.

Pneumocranium

15/08/2018 by Bob Dunn

A new segment on Pneumocranium has been added to the Complications of head trauma page.

High TB prevalence countries

15/08/2018 by Bob Dunn

The Tuberculosis page has been updated with additional information about countries with the highest prevalence of TB.

Low volume blood tubes

15/08/2018 by Bob Dunn

Some additional information about low volume blood tubes in adults has been added to the Specimen collection page.

Prioritisation and decision making domain assessment criteria

09/08/2018 by Bob Dunn

The Clinical decision making page has been updated to include the ACEM prioritisation and decision making domain assessment criteria used in the clinical exam. The behaviours described make for good decision making in clinical practice.

Teaching ACEM domain assessment criteria

09/08/2018 by Bob Dunn

The Medical education page has been updated to include the ACEM scholarship and teaching domain assessment criteria used in the clinical exam. The behaviours described make for good teaching in practice.

Communication ACEM assessment criteria

09/08/2018 by Bob Dunn

The Communication page has been updated to include the ACEM communication domain assessment criteria used in the clinical exam. The behaviours described make for good communication in clinical practice.

ACEM Teamwork assessment criteria

09/08/2018 by Bob Dunn

The Teamwork page has been updated to include the ACEM teamwork and collaboration domain assessment criteria used in the clinical exam. The behaviours described make for good teamwork in clinical practice.

Allopurinol in acute gout

04/08/2018 by Bob Dunn

The Gout and pseudogout page has been updated with information indicating that initiation of allopurinol during an acute attack is probably safe, contrary to what many have thought.