Predictors of apnoea in Bronchiolitis
The relative values of various predictors for apnoea in children with bronchiolitis have been added to the Bronchiolitis page.
Updates
‘Red flags’ for back pain
Some additional information about the relative value of various ‘red flag’ features of lower back pain has been added to the Low back pain page.
Accelerated NAC regimen
Details of the accelerated NAC administration regimen for paracetamol toxicity recently published in the Lancet have been added to the Paracetamol page.
Mesenteric ischaemia
Some additional information about the role of lactate and D-dimer in the diagnosis of mesenteric ischaemia has been added to the Mesenteric ischaemia page.
Limitations of open chest cardiac massage
Some additional information about the potential limitations of open chest cardiac massage has been added to the Basic life support page.
Complications of sore throat
Some additional information about the prediction of complications from a sore throat has been added to the Sore throat page.
Myocarditis
Some minor updates have been made to the Acute myocarditis page.
Control of haemorrhage
A new section about the control of haemorrhage in trauma, with particular reference to aortic compression, has been added to the Management of the trauma patient page.
Cardiac impeller devices
A small section on cardiac impellers has been added to the Mechanical cardiovascular support page.
Predictors of CHB following MI
A small section on the risk of developing CHB following MI has been added to the Bradycardias page.
Systemic vascular resistance
Some additional information about systemic vascular resistance has been added to the Determinants of cardiac failure page.
Airtrac models
Additional information about the different types of Airtrac airway devices has been added to the Intubation equipment page.
iGEL O2
New information about the iGEL O2 airway device has been added to the Difficult intubation page.
Mechanical and open cardiac compression
The Basic life support page has been updated with additional information about mechanical and open cardiac compression.
Active temperature control techniques
The Advanced life support page has been updated with additional information about post cardiac arrest temperature control techniques.
When not to follow standard ALS guidelines for cardiac arrest
The Advanced cardiac life support page has been updated with additional information about cardiac arrest in special circumstances.
Therapeutic hypothermia
The Advanced cardiac life support page has been updated with specific reference to the recent NEJM trial that casts serious doubt about the benefits of therapeutic hypothermia, but still supports the avoidance of fever in post arrest care.
Iron toxicity
The Iron page has been updated with additional information regarding toxicity.
Cardiac axis
The Cardiac axis page has been updated, including information regarding p wave axis and QRS-T wave angles.
PEA
Some additional information about the incidence and epidemiology of PEA has been added to the Advanced life support page.