Fractional shortening
The Cardiac output measurement page has been updated with additional information about fractional shortening.
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The Cardiac output measurement page has been updated with additional information about fractional shortening.
The Echocardiography page has been updated with information about troubleshooting poor quality echocardiographic views.
The Echocardiography page has been updated with information about the apical 2 and 3 chamber views.
The Pericardial tamponade page has been revised and some wording improved.
The Pregnancy page has been updated with new information about pseudogestational sacs.
The Pregnancy page has been updated with some additional information about US findings in early pregnancy.
The Cardiac arrhythmias page has been updated with a new segment on the assessment of arrhythmias.
The Ethanol page has been updated with information about alcohol tolerance.
The Assessment of hearing page has been updated with some additional information about sudden sensorineural hearing loss
The Management of snake bite page has been extensively revised, including removal of redundant content.
The Assessment of snake bite page has been extensively revised, including the recommendation that the VDK is no longer used,
The Pressure immobilisation segment in First aid measures in the Toxicology chapter has been updated.
The Poisoning by unknown substances page has been updated with a new segment on agents that cause myocardial depression.
The Respiratory Coronavirus infections page has been updated with a new segment on VIPIT.
A table outlining the advantages and disadvantages of the main different CVC insertion sites has been added to the CVC insertion technique page.
Key points have been added to the CVC insertion technique page.
The CVC insertion technique page has had a variety of updates and wording improvements.
The Peripheral IV catheter insertion page has been updated with some information about the needle bevel down technique.
Key points have been added to the Difficult IV access page.
Key points have been added to the Peripheral IV cannulae page.