Cardiac arrest
The Cardiac arrest page has been revised and some irrelevant content removed. Relevant information on the International resuscitation guidelines page has been moved to the Cardiac arrest page.
Updates
ACS management
The ACS management page has been updated, including a reorganisation of management options to better emphasise the relevant acute treatments in the ED.
D dimer and ADRS for the exclusion of aortic dissection
The Thoracic aortic dissection page has been updated with additional information about the utility of a negative D dimer and an aortic dissection risk score of 0 in excluding aortic dissection.
Antibiotics in appendicitis
The Appendicitis page has been updated with some additional information about the relatively low longer term efficacy of antibiotics only in acute appendicitis.
Macroscopic haematuria
The Macroscopic haematuria page has been updated with some minor additions and improvements in wording.
Indications for CT head in the anti-coagulated elderly
The Investigation of blunt head trauma page has been updated with additional information about indications for CT head in the anti-coagulated elderly following falls from a standing height.
Neonatal sepsis
The Neonatal fever and sepsis page has had a number of minor revisions.
Management of TdP
The Ventricular arrhythmias page has been updated with additional information about the management of Torsades de pointes.
Overdrive pacing
The Pacemakers page has been updated with additional information about overdrive pacing.
VT storm
The Ventricular arrhythmias page has been updated with additional information about the management of VT electrical storm.
Otitis externa with pinna involvement
The Diseases of the external ear page has been updated with information about how to differentiate otitis externa with pinna involvement from perichondritis.
Perichondritis
The Diseases of the external ear page has been updated with additional information about chondritis and perichondritis.
CSF findings in children
The Lumbar puncture page has been updated with additional information about normal CSF findings in neonates and older children.
CSF pressure assessment
The Lumbar puncture page has been updated with additional information about CSF pressure assessment.
CSF pressure measurement
The Lumbar puncture page has been updated with additional information about CSF pressure measurement.
Difficult LP
The Lumbar puncture page has been updated with a new segment on the difficult LP.
Lumbar puncture technique
The Lumbar puncture page has been updated, including an expanded section on the technique of performing an LP.
Lumbar puncture contraindications
The Lumbar puncture page has been updated, including an expanded section on the contraindications to LP.
Management of endoleaks
The Abdominal aortic aneurysm page has been updated with additional information about the management of endoleaks.
Abdominal aortic aneurysms
The Abdominal aortic aneurysm page has had a series of wording improvements.