Dysphasias
Additional content regarding the types of dysphasias has been added to the Assessment of speech page.
Updates
Visual field defect images
A series of images demonstrating different types of visual field defects have been added to the Assessment of vision page along with some useful links to relevant pages in other parts of the manual and additional information about occipital cortical blindness.
Normal visual development in children
A small segment on normal visual development in children has been added to the Assessment of vision page.
Movement disorder definitions
Additional descriptions of some types of movement disorders have been added to the Other movement disorders page.
Parkinson’s disease likelihood ratios
A variety of LRs for features of Parkinson’s disease have been added to the Parkinson’s disease page.
Moro reflex
The Peripheral nervous system examination page has been updated with a small section on the Moro reflex.
Palmar grasp reflex
The Peripheral nervous system examination page has been updated with a small section on the palmar grasp reflex.
Hoffmann’s reflex
The Peripheral nervous system examination page has been updated with a small section on Hoffmann’s reflex.
Traction response
The Peripheral nervous system examination page has been updated with a small section on the traction response.
Assessment of drift
The Peripheral nervous system examination page has been updated with a small section on the assessment of drift.
Alcohol withdrawal
The Alcohol withdrawal page has been updated with additional information about at risk groups and withdrawal management.
Problem drinking
The Ethanol page has been updated with additional information about the AUDIT – C tool for identifying problem drinking.
Pertussis
The Pertussis/parapertussis page has been updated with additional diagnostic information.
Colchicine for pericarditis
The Pericarditis page hase been updated, with particular emphasis on the role of colchicine in non malignant pericarditis following a recent trial of its use published in the NEJM.
Diagnostic radiation risk calculator
A link to a useful external diagnostic radiation calculator has been added to the Radiation and diagnostic imaging page.
Heart sounds
The Cardiac auscultation page has been updated and links to some useful auscultation websites have been added.
Causes of clubbing
The list of causes of clubbing has been updated in the Respiratory examination page.
Acute aortic regurgitation
A small segment about the features of acute AR has been added to the Aortic valve disease page as well as a number of other additions.
Mitral regurgitation
The segment on mitral regurgitation in the Other valve lesions page has been revised and updated.
Ventricular septal defect
The segment on VSD in the Acyanotic lesions with left to right shunt page has been updated and re-organised.