Sudden unexplained death in epilepsy
The Seizures page has been updated with a short segment on sudden unexplained death in epilepsy.
Facial fractures and antibiotic use
The Zygomatico maxillary trauma page has been updated to indicate that antibiotic prophylaxis is not required unless operative intervention is planned.
400th additional image added
We have just added our 400th additional image to the manual. We think there are now close to 1000 images in total, but we really haven’t got time to count them all.
Basilar artery aneurysm angiogram
An angiogram image of a basilar artery aneurysm has been added to the Investigation of suspected SAH page.
Pontine haemorrhage prognosis
The Spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage page has been updated with information about prognosis in pontine haemorrhage.
Pontine haemorrhage CT
A new CT image of pontine haemorrhage has been added to the Spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage page.
Tetanus
The Tetanus page has had a number of updates, especially in relation to testing.
Ablation for recurrent VT
The Ventricular arrhythmias page has been updated with a short segment on the ongoing management of recurrent VT
Tuberculosis
A variety of updates have been made to the Tuberculosis page, particularly in the area of testing.
Clinical probability adjusted D dimer levels
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.
Syphilis
The Syphilis page has been significantly updated, covering multiple areas.
Hypoparathyroidism
The Hypocalcaemia page has had some minor updates, mostly relating to the causes of hypoparathyroidism.
Tetracyclines and bone deposition
The Tetracyclines page has been updated, including information about the lack of association of dental and bone abnormalities with tetracycline use in young children.
Myasthenia gravis
The Myasthenia gravis page has been updated with some additional information about the different forms of the disease.
Thrombocytosis
The Thrombocytosis page has had some minor updates.
Cessation of CPR
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.
Giant cell arteritis
Some minor updates and reorganisation of the Giant cell arteritis page have been made.
Open dislocation of the elbow Xray
An Xray image of an elbow dislocation with gas in the joint has been added to the Elbow injuries page.
Acute haemorrhagic oedema of infancy
A segment on the rare condition, Acute haemorrhagic oedema of infancy has been added to the Other inflammatory conditions page.
Metformin
The Other hypoglycaemic agents page has been updated to downplay the association between metformin and lactic acidosis and some other updates.