Recurrent crying and probiotics
The Crying baby and failure to thrive page has been updated, including some information about the role of probiotics in recurrent crying.
Updates
Post tonsillectomy haemorrhage
The Other oropharyngeal conditions page has been updated with additional information about post tonsillectomy haemorrhage.
Clinical decision rules or clinical judgement?
The Clinical practice guidelines page has been updated with additional information about how often clinical decision rules in Emergency Medicine are compared with non-standardised practice, and how they fare when they are compared – and the news is not encouraging for guideline writers. Schriger, DL, Elder, JW, Cooper, RJ. Structured Clinical Decision Aids Are Seldom … Read more
Emergency craniotomy
The Emergency craniotomy page has been updated including additional details of the use of trephines.
Light’s criteria for pleural effusion
The Pleural effusion page has been updated, including separation of Light’s criteria from other criteria used to classify pleural effusions into separate tables.
Dislocated hip relocation
The segment on the reduction of posterior dislocations of the hip on the Dislocated hip page has been revised and updated.
NAC and HCO3 and IV contrast
Another nail in the coffin of CIN and it’s prevention. The Intravenous contrast page has been revised with removal of NAC and HCO3 as therapies to be considered for the prevention of a probably non-existent entity! Weisbord, SD, Gallagher, M, Jneid, H, et al. Outcomes after Angiography with Sodium Bicarbonate and Acetylcysteine. New England Journal … Read more
Penicillin cross reactivity
The Penicillins and beta lactams page has been updated with some additional information about cross reactivity with penicillins.
Admission criteria for head trauma
The Management of head trauma page has been updated with revised indications for hospital admission.
Longitudinal femoral nerve block approach
The Regional anaesthesia page has been updated with information about the longitudinal approach to US guided femoral nerve/fascia iliaca block.
Crying in infants
The Crying baby and failure to thrive page has been updated with additional information about the average frequency and duration of crying.
Urinary anion gap
The Metabolic acidosis page has been updated with modifications to the section on the urinary anion gap.
Lisfranc injuries
The Foot fractures page has been updated with additional information about Lisfranc injuries.
Ropivacaine concentrations
The Local anaesthesia page has been updated with some additional information about ropivacaine concentrations and dosing.
Ice for local anaesthesia injection
The Local anaesthesia page has been updated with information about the use of ice to reduce the pain of injection.
Unstable shoulder joint dislocation splinting
The Anterior shoulder joint management page has been updated, including additional detail about position of splinting for unstable dislocations.
Posterior shoulder dislocation
The Glenohumeral joint dislocation page has been updated with some additional information about reduction and management.
Aomxycillin/clavulanic acid
The Penicillins and beta lactams page has been updated with additional information about amoxycillin/clavulanic acid doses in renal impairment.
Shoulder dystocia
The Abnormal presentations page has been updated with a review of the section on shoulder dystocia.
Lateral pontine syndrome
The Stroke syndromes page has been updated with some information on the lateral pontine syndrome.