NEXUS chest criteria
The Assessment of the trauma patient page has been updated with additional information about the relative value of the NEXUS chest criteria in predicting significant thoracic injury.
Updates
Pleural effusions
The Pleural effusion page has been updated with additional information about the potential causes.
Subcutaneous foreign bodies
The Subcutaneous foreign bodies page has been updated with additional information about imaging for foreign bodies.
Gastrointestinal foreign bodies
The Gastrointestinal foreign bodies page has been revised and updated.
Bread bag ties
A small segment on ingested bread bag ties has been added to the Gastrointestinal foreign bodies page.
Ingested magnets
The Gastrointestinal foreign bodies page has been revised and updated.
Polymyalgia rheumatica
The Polymyalgia rheumatica page has been updated after the publication of the review: Owen, CE, Buchanan, RR, Hoi, A. Recent advances in polymyalgia rheumatica. Intern Med J 2015;45(11):1102-8.
Tuberculosis treatment
The Tuberculosis page has been updated with more information about the treatment of TB.
Peripheral neuropathy
The Peripheral neuropathy page has been revised and updated following the recent JAMA article: Callaghan, BC, Price, RS, Feldman, EL. Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy: A Review. JAMA 2015;314(20):2172-81.
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
A short segment on Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease has been added to the Peripheral neuropathy page.
Difficult IV access
The Difficult intravenous access page has been updated with clearer guidance about when to use US guided peripheral venous access in adults. McCarthy, ML, Shokoohi, H, Boniface, KS, et al. Ultrasonography Versus Landmark for Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals of Emergency Medicine .
Hepatitis C
The Infectious hepatitis page has been revised with some updating of the investigation and management of Hepatitis C. An interesting Australian Prescriber article on Hep C can be found at http://www.australianprescriber.com/magazine/38/6/191/7
Investigation of blunt head trauma
The Investigation of blunt head trauma page has been updated with additional information regarding the predictive ability of clinical findings and decision rules following the publication of the following article Easter, JS, Haukoos, JS, Meehan, WP, et al. Will neuroimaging reveal a severe intracranial injury in this adult with minor head trauma?: The rational clinical … Read more
T inversion in aVL
The ECG in coronary syndromes and ECG and abnormal cardiac chambers pages have been updated with additional information about the significance of an inverted T wave in aVL
Modified Goldman score
A short segment describing the Modified Goldman score has been added to the Risk stratification in suspected ACS page.
Vancouver chest pain score
A short segment describing the Vancouver chest pain score has been added to the Risk stratification in suspected ACS page.
Fair information practice
The Medicolegal issues page has been updated with a segment on Fair information practice
NBOMes
A short segment on NBMOes has been added to the Other drugs of abuse page.
Peripheral temperature measurement
The Temperature measurement page has been updated with additional information about the accuracy of peripheral temperature measurement. Niven, DJ, Gaudet, JE, Laupland, KB, et al. Accuracy of Peripheral Thermometers for Estimating Temperature. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Annals of Internal Medicine 2015;163(10):768-77. http://dx.doi.org/10.7326/M15-1150.
Identification of the inferior epigastric artery
A short segment on the identification of the inferior epigastric artery using US has been added to the Ascites page.