AICD magnet application
A short segment about the effect of magnet application to an AICD has been added to the Electrical cardioversion page.
Updates
Causes of orbital swelling
Additional causes of orbital swelling have been added to the Diseases of the orbit and eyelids page.
2 more images added to the Image of the day gallery
2 more images have been added to the Image of the day, bringing the total number of images in this gallery up to 420.
Physiological monitoring
A variety of additions have been made to the Physiological monitoring page, including sections on the components of a monitoring system and alarm fatigue.
Pericardial cysts
CXR images and a small segment on pericardial cysts have been added to the Mediastinal masses page.
Appropriate values of alpha
Some additional information about factors affecting the appropriate level for alpha (p value) has been added to the Inferential statistics page.
High sensitivity troponins
Additional information about high sensitivity troponins has been added to the Troponins in ACS page.
MET for ureteric calculi
The Renal calculi page has been updated with information questioning the efficacy of MET for ureteric calculi.
Mumps
The Mumps page has been updated with some additional information regarding diagnosis and management.
Very high D dimer levels
Additional information about the predictive value of very high D dimer levels has been added to the Deep venous thrombosis page.
Intraosseous laboratory values
A segment on the laboratory values that can be used from an IO aspirate has been added to the Difficult intravascular access page.
2 new CXRs added to CXR gallery
2 new CXRs have been added to the CXR gallery.
ECG gallery – 2 new ECGs added
2 new ECGs have been added to the ECG gallery.
4 new ECGs added to gallery
4 new ECGs have been added to the ECG gallery, taking the total number past 90.
ACS treatment summary table
The ACS treatment summary table on the Management of acute coronary syndromes page has been slightly modified to include UFH for patients likely to go the cath lab within 24 hours of presentation.
Hypercalcaemia
The Hypercalcaemia page has been extensively revised following the publication of a review article in the BMJ this week on the subject.
Ureteric calculi discharge instructions
The Renal calculi page has been updated with information about discharge instructions for patients with ureteric calculi.
Epstein Barr virus infection
The Epstein Barr virus page has been updated with a variety of additional information.
Investigation of ICH
Some additional information about the investigation of intracerebral haemorrhage has been added to the Intracerebral haemorrhage page.
US features of a normal gestational sac
The US features of a normal gestational sac have been added to the Ectopic pregnancy page.