Discussing appropriate treatment
The Extent of medical treatment page has been revised with a substantially updated segment on substituted decision making.
Updates
Amnestic shellfish poisoning
The Toxic marine ingestions page has been updated with a new segment on Amnestic shellfish poisoning.
Septic arthritis in children
The Paediatric orthopaedic conditions page has been updated, including some additional information about the diagnosis of septic arthritis in children.
Osteomyelitis
The Osteomyelitis page has had a number of updates and improvements.
Corpus luteal cysts
The Ectopic pregnancy page has been updated with the US features of corpus luteal cysts.
Yolk sac
The Pregnancy page has been updated with additional information about yolk sacs.
US features of ectopic pregnancy
The Ectopic pregnancy page has been updated, including the US features of ectopic pregnancy.
Vertigo and walking
The Vertigo page has been updated, including some additional information about the sensitivity of an abnormal gait for a cerebellar stroke.
Vasculitis
The Petechiae page has been updated, including some additional causes of vasculitis.
Trichinosis
The Organisms causing infective gastroenteritis page has been updated with a revised and expanded section on Trichinosis.
Paediatric gastroenteritis
The Paediatric gastroenteritis page has been updated, including the contraindication for the use of ondansetron in infants < 6 months of age.
Suicide and methods used
The Suicide risk page has been updated, including some additional information about the relative risk of completion with different methods.
Hypercalcaemia
The Hypercalcaemia page has been updated with mostly changes to improve clarity.
Calcium
The Calcium page has been updated, including some reorganisation and rewording to improve clarity.
Atrial flutter
The Atrial fibrillation or flutter page has been updated with some additional information about how not to miss atrial flutter.
Disclosing error
The Patient safety page has been updated with some additional information about how to disclose error following a patient safety incident.
Meropenem in penicillin allergy
The Penicillins and beta lactams page has been updated to indicate that the risk of allergic cross reactivity between penicillin and meropenem is thought to be negligible.
Comedone and naevus
The General dermatology page has been updated with the addition of the definitions of a comedone and naevus.
Liver and spleen in children
The Examination of the abdomen and GIT page has been updated, including information about the normal liver and spleen in children.
Age descriptors for children
The Physiological and anatomical differences in children page has been updated, including some other descriptors of a child’s age.