Acute kidney injury definitions
The Acute kidney injury page has been updated with improved definitions.
Updates
Debriefing
The Emergency Department response to disasters has been updated, including a significantly revised segment on debriefing.
Phrase ‘benign intracranial hypertension’ removed
The phrase ‘benign intracranial hypertension’ has been removed from the manual – as idiopathic (venous) intracranial hypertension may not be clinically benign.
Obesity definitions
The Obesity page has been updated with information about the new definitions of obesity.
Obesity
The Obesity page has had a number of other updates and improvements.
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
The Idiopathic intracranial hypertension page has been updated – including venous sinus stenosis as the primary cause.
GBS
The Guillain Barre syndrome page has been revised and updated.
GLP-1 analogues adverse effects
The Other hypoglycaemic agents page has been updated, including additional information about GLP-1 adverse effects.
Asundexian
The Other anticoagulants page has been updated with a short segment on Factor XIa inhibitors.
Australian triage data 2022-24
The Triage page has been updated with the latest available ED data from 2022-23.
Management of violence
Following a reorganisation of content a new page called Management of violence has been created.
Written communication
Following a reorganisation of content a new page called Written communication has been created.
Communication in special circumstances
Following a reorganisation of content a new page called Communication in special circumstances has been created.
Medical error
Following a reorganisation of content a new page called Medical error has been created.
Management of a patient safety incident
Following a reorganisation of content a new page called Management of a patient safety incident has been created.
Prevention of patient harm
Following a reorganisation of content a new page called Prevention of patient harm has been created.
Knee and leg fractures key points
Key points have been added to the Knee and leg fractures page.
Non thrombotic embolism key points
Key points have been added to the Non thrombotic embolism page.
Non thrombotic embolism
The Non thrombotic embolism page has had some minor updates.
Cardiac failure is no more….
All references to cardiac failure have now been changed to heart failure.