Basilar artery aneurysm angiogram
An angiogram image of a basilar artery aneurysm has been added to the Investigation of suspected SAH page.
Dunn RJ
An angiogram image of a basilar artery aneurysm has been added to the Investigation of suspected SAH page.
The Spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage page has been updated with information about prognosis in pontine haemorrhage.
A new CT image of pontine haemorrhage has been added to the Spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage page.
The Tetanus page has had a number of updates, especially in relation to testing.
The Ventricular arrhythmias page has been updated with a short segment on the ongoing management of recurrent VT
A variety of updates have been made to the Tuberculosis page, particularly in the area of testing.
The Deep venous thrombosis page has been updated with a short segment on clinical probability adjusted D dimer levels to trigger further imaging in suspected VTE.
The Syphilis page has been significantly updated, covering multiple areas.
The Hypocalcaemia page has had some minor updates, mostly relating to the causes of hypoparathyroidism.
The Tetracyclines page has been updated, including information about the lack of association of dental and bone abnormalities with tetracycline use in young children.
The Myasthenia gravis page has been updated with some additional information about the different forms of the disease.
The Thrombocytosis page has had some minor updates.
The Advanced cardiac life support page has been updated to indicate that an unwitnessed arrest with a non-shockable rhythm and age > 80 years is associated with a very low likelihood of survival to hospital discharge.
Some minor updates and reorganisation of the Giant cell arteritis page have been made.
An Xray image of an elbow dislocation with gas in the joint has been added to the Elbow injuries page.
A segment on the rare condition, Acute haemorrhagic oedema of infancy has been added to the Other inflammatory conditions page.
The Other hypoglycaemic agents page has been updated to downplay the association between metformin and lactic acidosis and some other updates.
The Anaphylaxis page has been updated with additional information about how to differentiate anxiety from anaphylaxis or angioedema. This is particularly important as a significant proportion of younger patients who present with ‘impending allergic airway obstruction’ are actually suffering from anxiety. The use of adrenaline (and icatabant) does not help anxiety.
The Pituitary disease page has been updated with additional information about pituitary adenomas.
An ECG of SVT with a LAHB has been added to the Supraventricular tachycardia page.