Nuclear medicine studies and breast feeding
The Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation page has been updated with a new segment on nuclear medicine studies and breast feeding.
Lactate
The Metabolic acidosis page has been updated with additional information about lactate.
Colonic carcinoma survival rates
The Colonic carcinoma page has been updated with a table of 5 year survival rates according to stage at time of diagnosis.
ITP
The ITP page has been revised and updated. Of particular note is the increased risk of VTE in patients with chronic ITP.
Risk stratification in suspected ACS
The Risk stratification in suspected ACS page has been revised, mostly to reduce repetition and reduce redundancy.
Troponins
The Troponins in ACS page has been revised, mostly to reduce repetition and reduce redundancy.
CT of frontal sinusitis
A CT image of frontal sinusitis has been added to the Acute sinusitis page.
Sinusitis
The Acute sinusitis page has been updated and re-organised slightly.
Adrenal insufficiency
The Adrenal insufficiency page has had a few minor updates.
CT images of epiglottitis
CT images of epiglottitis have been added to the Sore throat page.
Post-partum pre-eclampsia
The Hypertension in pregnancy page has been updated with revised information about post partum pre-eclampsia. Thanks to Mark for the suggested revision.
Version 1 issues resolved
The issues affecting Version 1 have now been resolved. Apologies for any inconvenience caused by the brief down time.
Version 1 issues
We are currently experiencing some issues with Version 1 and expect it not to be available for the next hour or so whilst we reload the files. In the meantime, Version 3 is still available. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Influenza vaccine effectiveness
The Influenza page has been updated with information about vaccination effectiveness in children and adolescents.
E cigarettes and lung injury
The Smoking page has been updated with a revised segment on E cigarettes, including the risk of lung injury.
Early subaerobic exercise following minor head injury
The Management of head trauma page has been updated with information about the benefits of early subaerobic exercise in athletic adolescents.
Intranasal ketamine for analgesia
The Induction agents page has been updated with the IN ketamine dose for analgesia.
Unstable lumbar spine fracture images
Images of an unstable lumbar spinal injury have been added to the Thoracolumbar injuries page.
Website performance improvements
We have done a few things behind the scenes to improve the performance of the website. These will be most noticeable in image rich pages such as the image galleries. Please let us know if you experience any unexpected problems with the website, in case something was not detected by our testing.
US image of gall bladder wall measurement
An US image demonstrating gall bladder wall thickness measurement in acute cholecystitis has been added to the Cholecystitis page.