Dunn RJ
Some additional tips on how to differentiate a pleural effusion/haemothorax from other pulmonary pathology or overlying soft tissue have been added to the Pleural effusion page in the Respiratory section. Additional links between the Thoracic trauma page (containing haemothorax and pneumothorax) in the Trauma section and the Pleural effusion and Penumothorax pages in the Respiratory … Read more
Updates including how to differentiate pericarditis from Rheumatic fever have been added .
Some additional tips have been added to the Difficult IV Access page in the Resuscitation section.
The assessment and management of Otitis externa in the Head and Neck Disorders section has been updated.
18 new CXRs have been added to the CXR Gallery page.
New ECGs showing atrial flutter with a LBBB and pseudo (or possibly true RV) AIVR have been added. Some additions have been made to the section on AIVR and atrial flutter in the Other Arrhythmias section of the Resuscitation chapter
A more detailed explanation of Cunningham’s shoulder relocation technique has been added to the Glenohumeral joint dislocation page in the Bone and Joint Disorders section.
A variety of updates to the Atrial fibrillation page in the Resuscitation section have been made.
A new section about effect size and approximation of appropriate sample size has been added to the Statistical power page in the Research Skills section.
An anatomical classification of lower limb DVT has been added.
Updated info regarding formation of gallstones and diagnostic accuracy of US following recently published review.
New information about how to differentiate ST elevation in LVH and STEMI from the recently published study in JACC added to the ECG in ACS section.
New explanation of how to calculate the QRS axis on a 12 lead ECG in the Electrocardiography section.
New section outlining the association between p wave dispersion and the progression to chronic Afib in the Atrial fibrillation section.
A new section and table relating to the use of the Delta gap in metabolic acidosis has been added to the Metabolic acidosis section.
A more detailed table of developmental milestones for children has been added as a new page link from “Developmental milestones” in the Assessment of Children section.
A table outlining the difference in the nature of contractions between true and false labour has been added to the Labour section.
Information about the immature platelet fraction and how it can help differentiate causes of thrombocytopenia has been added to the Thrombocytopenia section.
Updates information regarding the Geneva method of risk stratification based on clinical features and catheter embolectomy in the Management of PE section
Updated information about ST/S ratio and discordant ST elevation and depression and how it may add to the accuracy of the Sgarbossa criteria.