Mastoiditis
The Ear diseases page has been updated with additional information about mastoiditis.
Updates
Gentamicin vestibular toxicity
The Aminoglycosides page has been updated with additional information about gentamicin vestibular toxicity.
Head impulse test
The head impulse test segment on the Vertigo page has been revised and improved.
Dynamic visual acuity
A short segment on testing dynamic visual acuity when assessing vestibular function has been added to the Assessment of hearing and vestibular function page.
Hip dislocation reduction techniques
The Dislocations of the hip page has had some minor updates.
Spontaneous ICH
The Spontaneous ICH page has had some minor updates.
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
The Subarachnoid haemorrhage page has had some minor updates.
Multi-detector CT for SAH
The Investigation of SAH page has been updated with new information about the higher sensitivity of multi-detector CT for the diagnosis of SAH. A normal multi-detector CT within 48-72 hours in a non very high risk patient, effectively excludes aneurysmal SAH. Vincent A, et al. Sensitivity of modern multislice CT for subarachnoid haemorrhage at incremental … Read more
Correction of hyponatraemia
The Hyponatraemia page has been updated with improved clarity around initial Na targets.
Agitation in elderly patients with delirium
The Altered mental state page has been updated with a new segment on agitation in delirium.
O2 targets in intubated patients
The Respiratory failure page has been updated with additional information about O2 targets.
Complications of IV drug use
The Illicit drug use page has been updated with an improved section on complications of IV drug use.
Prosthetic heart valve complications
The Prosthetic heart valves page has been updated with additional information about the complications of prosthetic heart valves.
Echocardiographic findings in prosthetic valve thrombosis
The Prosthetic heart valves page has been updated with information about the echocardiographic findings in prosthetic valve thrombosis.
Precipitants of cardiac failure
The precipitants of cardiac failure on the Assessment of cardiac failure page have been updated and restructured.
Walk test
Details of the walk test have been added to the Respiratory examination page.
Unilateral pulmonary oedema
The Assessment of cardiac failure page has been updated with additional information about unilateral pulmonary oedema.
Calcium concentrations – correction
The Calcium page has been updated with corrected calcium concentrations of calcium chloride and gluconate. Previously we had stated meq instead of mmol.
Dislocated hip prosthesis discharge instructions
Additional information about discharge instructions has been added to the Dislocations of the hip page.
Prognosis following drowning – correction
The Drowning page has been corrected to indicate that asystole is a poor prognostic factor compared to VT/VF in drowning. Previously it was listed as a good prognostic factor. Thanks to Michael for picking this up.