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Additional information about the limitations of the PERC rule have been added to the Pulmonary embolism page.
The Assessment of asthma page has been updated with additional information about allergic pulmonary aspergillosis and a revision of the segment on the complications of asthma.
[avatar user=”robjdunn” size=”original” align=”left” /] The Prehospital interventions page has been updated with the latest out of hospital traumatic paediatric cardiac arrest guidelines developed by the American College of Emergency Physicians, National Association of EMS Physicians, American College of Surgeons, and American Academy of Pediatrics.
[avatar user=”robjdunn” size=”original” align=”left” /] The Difficult intubation equipment page has been updated with details of the rotational insertion technique for LMA or iGel insertion.
[avatar user=”robjdunn” size=”original” align=”left” /] The Introduction to head trauma page has been updated with additional information about patients with head trauma at risk of deterioration, including indications for repeat CT head scanning.
The Mechanical cardiac support page has been extensively revised following the recently published article in EMA on ventricular assist devices.
The Clinical indicators page has been updated with additional information about the desirable features of clinical indicators. How many commonly used KPI’s that fit the bill do you think warrant the seal of approval?
[avatar user=”robjdunn” size=”original” align=”left” /] The Paracetamol page has been updated, including additional information regarding the Australasian treatment nomogram and how it compares to the nomogram used in the UK and Ireland.
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The Risk stratification in suspected ACS page has been updated, including information about the lack of utility of exercise stress testing in low-intermediate risk patients < 40 years of age who present to the ED with chest pain.
[avatar user=”robjdunn” size=”original” align=”left” /] Just when you thought troponin couldn’t be less specific for ACS, additional non ACS causes of elevated troponin have been added to the Non ACS causes of elevated troponin. It is telling in itself that there is a whole page on this subject! So if you do troponins on patients … Read more
The Anti-convulsants for immediate seizure control page has been updated with information about IV valproate and levetiracetam.
The Seizures page has been updated with the International League Against Epilepsy’s 2014 definition of epilepsy.
The Lyme disease page has been updated with some additional information following the NEJM review article on the subject published today.
A segment on arterial insufficiency secondary to extensive venous thrombosis has been added to the Deep venous thrombosis page.
A small section on using the IJV to estimate venous pressure has been added to the Cardiovascular examination page.
The Infectious gastroenteritis page has been extensively revised including a more comprehensive section on assessment and management.
The Missile injuries page has been updated with a small segment on the management of missile wounds.
The Management of the trauma patient page has been updated with a segment on damage control laparotomy.
The Influenza page has been updated to reflect the new evidence that indicates anti viral agents are less effective in the treatment of influenza than previously thought, reducing illness duration by only 14 – 17 hours and having little effect on rates of pneumonia or hospitalisation. Add these to the long list of drugs shown to be … Read more
The Management of PE page has been updated to reflect the lack of benefit and excess of adverse effects in patients with intermediate risk PE (echocardiographic changes without hypotension) treated with thrombolysis compared to placebo which was reported in a trial just published in the NEJM.,