Inferior MI ECG changes and culprit artery
The ECG in acute coronary syndromes page has been updated with new information regarding ECG changes associated with different culprit artery lesions in inferior infarction.
Updates
Chest wall tenderness in acute pericarditis
The Pericarditis page has been updated with information about the frequency of chest wall tenderness in pericarditis.
Anterior hip dislocation reduction technique
The Dislocations of the hip page has been updated with the technique for anterior dislocation reduction.
Captain Morgan technique
The Dislocations of the hip page has been updated including a description of the Captain Morgan relocation technique.
Elbow dislocation
Some additional information about the management and complications of elbow dislocation has been added to the Elbow injuries page.
Luxatio erecta
Some additional information regarding luxatio erecta has been added to the Glenohumeral joint dislocation page.
Interphalangeal joint dislocation reduction technique
The Hand injuries page has been updated with more details about IP joint dislocations.
US for distal phalangeal fractures
The Hand injuries page has been updated with information about the test characteristics of US for the detection of distal phalangeal fractures.
US for metacarpal fractures
The Hand injuries page has been updated with information about the test characteristics of US for the detection of metacarpal fractures.
Contrast administration and metformin
The Intravenous contrast page has been updated with information about contrast administration and metformin.
RANZCR IV contrast guidelines
The Intravenous contrast page has been updated with the very sensible 2016 recommendations from RANZCR regarding contrast administration and risk of AKI.
Suicide risk
The Suicide risk page has been updated with additional information about the risk of suicide following an initial attempt and associated risk factors.
Anti-psychotics in pregnancy
The Drugs in pregnancy and lactation page has been updated with information about the relative safety of anti-psychotics (except risperidone) in pregnancy.
Apixaban dosing for stroke and DVT prophylaxis
The Other anticoagulants page has been updated including apixaban dosing information for stroke and DVT prophylaxis. Rivaroxaban dosing has also been clarified.
Geographical distribution of Polio
The Polio page has been updated with current information about the 3 countries that still have wild type Polio.
Management of ACS
The Management of acute coronary syndromes page has been updated following the recent publication of the Australian Heart Foundation 2016 Guidelines on ACS. Chew, DP, Scott, IA, Cullen, L, et al. National Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian clinical guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes 2016. Med … Read more
Risk stratification of suspected ACS
The Risk stratification of ACS page has been updated following the recent publication of the Australian Heart Foundation 2016 Guidelines on ACS. Chew, DP, Scott, IA, Cullen, L, et al. National Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian clinical guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes 2016. Med … Read more
Preoperative testing and anaesthetic risk
The Anaesthetic risk page has been updated with additional information about pre-operative testing and risk of miscarriage related to surgery.
Cortisol levels in adrenal insufficiency
Some additional information about the potential limitations of single cortisol levels has been added to the Adrenal insufficiency page.
Burns
The Burns page has had some minor updates following the publication of the following article. Sheridan, RL, Ingelfinger, JR. Fire-Related Inhalation Injury. New England Journal of Medicine 2016;375(5):464-69.