Urinalysis
The Urinalysis page has been extensively updated and moved to near the start of the Urogenital Disorders section, in the Urinary Disorders chapter, along with the Other Diagnostic Procedures page..
Updates
Acute renal failure
The Acute Renal Failure page has been updated with some information regarding ATN, FeNa and urinary SG in renal failure.
Dialysis shunts
The Extracorporeal Vascular Access page has been extensively edited and new content added, particularly with regard to the assessment of shunt problems and shunt care..
Vasopressin in cardiac arrest
A new segment on vasopressin in cardiac arrest has been added to the Advanced Life Support page.
Oral ketoconozole toxicity and drug interactions
The Other antimicrobials page has been updated with additional information about the potential toxicity and drug interactions from oral (not topical) ketoconozole. Some additional links have also been added with the Tinea page.
Mechanisms of injury requiring trauma centre care
The mechanisms of injury associated with the need for trauma centre care have been added to the Trauma Teams page.
Rechallenging penicillin ‘allergy’
A small section about when it may be safe to re-challenge a patient with penicillin ‘allergy’ has been added to the Anaphylaxis page.
‘Sepsis six’ care bundle
Details of the ;Sepsis six’ care bundle and more specific recommendations regarding the initial IV fluid volume in sepsis have been added to the Management of Sepsis page.
Role of CT in suspected ureteric colic
The Renal calculi page has been updates with some additional information regarding the use of CT in the diagnosis of suspected ureteric colic.
Progression of sepsis and lactate
The Assessment of Sepsis page has been updated with some additional information regarding the likely progression of patients with severe sepsis to septic shock and additional information about the role of lactate in sepsis .
Benign acute childhood myositis
A small segment on benign acute childhood myositis has been added to the Limping Child page in the Paediatrics section.
Echocardiographic methods of cardiac output measurement
The Cardiac Output Measurement page has been updated with detailed information regarding the echocardiographic methods of measurement of cardiac output most applicable to ED patients.
Vaginal examination in mild first trimester bleeding
The Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding page has been updated with information regarding the usefulness (or lack thereof) of the vaginal examination in selected cases.
Logistic regression
The page Correlations Between Variables has been updated with some additional information regarding logistic regression. I bet you can’t wait to read it!
Significance of pyuria in ureteric colic
The Renal Calculi page has been updated with information about the sensitivity and specificity of pyuria for UTI in patients with acute ureteric colic.The strange formatting of the lower half of the page has also been corrected.
Acetyl fentanyl
Information regarding acetyl fentanyl has been added to the Opioid Agonists page following a spate of deaths from this agent in the US..
Transfusion ratio
The Treatment of Hypovolaemia page has been updated with details of the preferred transfusion ratio of packed cells, FFP and platelets.
AIMS65 score in upper GI haemorrhage
The Upper GI Haemorrhage page has been updated with details of the AIMS65 score.
Oral ulcers
An extensive modifications of the oral ulcers topic on the Oral Conditions page has been completed.
Herpes zoster
The Varicella / Zoster page has been updated following the NEJM review article published online today. The section on Herpes Zoster ophthalmicus has been moved (and linked) to the Red Eye page in the Eye Disorders section and also updated. Links to the Varicella / Chickenpox page in the Paediatrics section have been added to … Read more