Nebulised saline for bronchiolitis
The Bronchiolitis page has been updated, including additional information about the role of nebulised hypertonic saline.
Updates
Bedside US in the ED poll
A new poll about bedside US in the ED has been added to the front page bottom right sidebar.
Intubation quiz results
The Intubation quiz has been closed and after 700 votes the results are:85% of respondents routinely use a bougie8% of respondents routinely use a stylet7% of respondents routinely use neither My personal opinion is that you should use either a stylet or a bougie routinely.My preference is for a stylet, except in suspected unstable Cx … Read more
DKA management
The Diabetic ketoacidosis page has had a few minor updates including greater emphasis on the lack of utility and probably increased risk of harm from initial bolus insulin (despite being included in some guidelines).
Long term management of heart failure
The Management of heart failure page has been updated with additional information about the long term management of heart failure.
Zoster immunisation
The Varicella-Zoster Infections page has been updated with some additional information about Zoster immunisation.
Stabilisation of pelvic fractures
The Management of pelvic trauma page has been updated with a revised segment on stabilisation of pelvic fractures.
Assessment of pelvic trauma
The Assessment of pelvic trauma page has had a number of minor updates.
Damage control surgery
The Management of the trauma patient has been updated with a revised section on damage control surgery.
Investigations in trauma
The Assessment of the trauma patient page has been updated with a revised section on investigations in trauma.
Trauma systems
The Trauma systems page has had a few minor modifications and wording improvements.
Trauma teams
The Trauma teams page has had a few minor modifications and wording improvements.
Tibial plateau fractures
The Knee and leg fractures page has been updated with additional information about Tibial plateau fractures.
Femoral neck fractures
The Femoral fractures page has been updated with additional information about the treatment of femoral neck fractures.
Supracondylar femoral fractures
The Femoral fractures page has been updated with additional information about the treatment of supracondylar femoral fractures.
Bone fixation in osteoporosis
A short segment on Fixation in osteoporosis has been added to the Management of fractures and dislocations page.
Open fracture management
Some additional information has been added to the section on Open fractures on the Management of fractures and dislocations page.
Salter Harris Classification
Some minor updates to the segment on the Salter Harris classification have been made on the Assessment of fractures and dislocations page.
Paediatric fractures
A short segment on Paediatric fractures has been added to the Management of fractures and dislocations page.
Davis Webster classification of ankle fractures removed
The Davis Webster classification of ankle fractures has been removed from the Ankle injuries page due to its limited use compared to alternative classification systems.