CHA2DS2VASc score is dead…..long live the CHA2DS2VA score
The Assessment of atrial fibrillation or flutter page has been updated with the removal of the CHADS2 score and replacement of the CHA2DS2VASc score with the CHA2DSVA score.
Dunn RJ
The Assessment of atrial fibrillation or flutter page has been updated with the removal of the CHADS2 score and replacement of the CHA2DS2VASc score with the CHA2DSVA score.
The Atrial fibrillation arrhythmia management page has been updated with some additional information about the use of Flecainide.
A short segment about other management of new onset AF has been added to the Atrial fibrillation arrhythmia management page.
The Assessment of atrial fibrillation or flutter page has been updated with advice that TFTs are not advised acutely with new onset AF, but are better performed once the patient has recovered from the acute episode.
The OSCE topics page has been updated, including links to the physical examination sections of the manual and updating of page links.
A new segment on spurious hypotension has been added to the Blood pressure monitoring page. You might want to check a few things before acting on a single reading.
The Thoracic aortic dissection page has been updated, including more information about the management of acute aortic ulcers.
2 images of a peri-aortic haematoma due to an aortic ulcer have been added to the Thoracic aortic dissection page.
The Paracetamol page has been extensively revised and updated, including simplification and removal of some redundant content.
The Paediatric orthopaedic conditions page has been updated with additional information about pulled elbow.
The Extent of medical treatment page has been revised with a substantially updated segment on substituted decision making.
The Toxic marine ingestions page has been updated with a new segment on Amnestic shellfish poisoning.
The Paediatric orthopaedic conditions page has been updated, including some additional information about the diagnosis of septic arthritis in children.
The Osteomyelitis page has had a number of updates and improvements.
The Ectopic pregnancy page has been updated with the US features of corpus luteal cysts.
The Pregnancy page has been updated with additional information about yolk sacs.
The Ectopic pregnancy page has been updated, including the US features of ectopic pregnancy.
The Vertigo page has been updated, including some additional information about the sensitivity of an abnormal gait for a cerebellar stroke.
The Petechiae page has been updated, including some additional causes of vasculitis.
The Organisms causing infective gastroenteritis page has been updated with a revised and expanded section on Trichinosis.