Capnography tracing shapes
The Capnography page has been revised and reorganised, and a short segment on changes in capnography tracing shapes has been added.
Updates
ETCO2 during CPR
A short segment about the role of ETCO2 during CPR has been added to the Basic life support page.
Central venous catheter insertion technique
The Central venous catheter insertion technique page has been updated with a recommendation to position the patient’s head looking toward the site of insertion for subclavian access.
Steroids for sciatic back pain
The Lower back pain page has been updated with information about the possible beneficial role of systemic steroids in sciatic back pain.
Carotid sinus massage
The Carotid sinus massage page has been revised and updated.
Haemothorax
The Haemothorax segment on the Pulmonary injuries page has been extensively revised and updated.
Autism genetics
The Autism page has been updated, including information about the risk of autism.
CT image of fluid in the pelvis
The Assessment of abdominal trauma page has been updated with a CT image of fluid in the pelvis.
Somatic symptoms disorder
A short segment on Somatic symptoms disorder has been added to the Somatoform disorders page.
Somatoform disorders
The Somatoform disorders page has been re-organised and updated.
Suicide risk assessment
A few changes have been made to various parts of the Suicide risk assessment part of the Suicide risk page.
Communication in special circumstances
The Communication page has been updated with some additional information about communication in difficult circumstances.
Subtle ST elevation
The ECG in acute coronary syndromes page has been updated with additional information about how to differentiate subtle ST elevation due to ischaemia than that due to other causes.
DOAC drug interactions
The Other anti-coagulants page has been updated with revised information about drug interactions with DOACs associated with increased bleeding risk.
ADAMTS 13 infusion for TTP
Information about recombinant ADAMTS 13 for the treatment of TTP has been added to the Thrombotic microangiopathies page.
CSF analysis for diagnosis of dementia
The Altered mental state page has been updated with information about CSF analysis for the diagnosis of dementia.
Recurrent sepsis
The Management of sepsis page has been updated with some information about the site/organisms involved in recurrent severe sepsis.
Gasping respiration and cardiac arrest survival
The Cardiac arrest page has been updated with information about the increased survival rate in patients in cardiac arrest who have gasping respiration when found.
Risk factors for cervical spine injury
The Cervical spine injury page has been updated with a segment on additional risk factors not covered by the commonly used cervical spine decision rules.
Prasugrel/fentanyl interaction
Details of the interaction between prasugrel and fentanyl has been added to the Management of acute coronary syndromes page.