Migraine therapy
The segment on Migraine management on the Migraine page has been re-organised and updated
Infectious diarrhoea
The Suspected infectious diarrhoea page has been updated with a variety of new bits of information following the publication of: Shane, AL, Mody, RK, Crump, JA, et al. 2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017:cix669-cix69
Circumflex occlusion ECG patterns
The ECG in acute coronary syndromes page has been updated with additional information about ECG patterns in circumflex artery occlusion.
November 2017 update quiz released
The November 2017 update quiz has just been released here. This takes the number of MCQs on the site just past 1700.
Capnography tracing shapes
The Capnography page has been revised and reorganised, and a short segment on changes in capnography tracing shapes has been added.
ETCO2 during CPR
A short segment about the role of ETCO2 during CPR has been added to the Basic life support page.
Central venous catheter insertion technique
The Central venous catheter insertion technique page has been updated with a recommendation to position the patient’s head looking toward the site of insertion for subclavian access.
Steroids for sciatic back pain
The Lower back pain page has been updated with information about the possible beneficial role of systemic steroids in sciatic back pain.
Carotid sinus massage
The Carotid sinus massage page has been revised and updated.
Haemothorax
The Haemothorax segment on the Pulmonary injuries page has been extensively revised and updated.
Image of greater trochanter fracture
A CT image of a greater trochanter fracture has been added to the Femoral fractures page.
Autism genetics
The Autism page has been updated, including information about the risk of autism.
CT image of fluid in the pelvis
The Assessment of abdominal trauma page has been updated with a CT image of fluid in the pelvis.
Expanded table of contents
Both versions of the manual have just been updated with an expanded table of contents. The table of contents now contains 3 levels of topic headings when previously there were 2. The table of contents remains collapsible and expandable according to your wishes. We hope this change makes it easier for you to find exactly … Read more
Somatic symptoms disorder
A short segment on Somatic symptoms disorder has been added to the Somatoform disorders page.
Somatoform disorders
The Somatoform disorders page has been re-organised and updated.
Suicide risk assessment
A few changes have been made to various parts of the Suicide risk assessment part of the Suicide risk page.
Communication in special circumstances
The Communication page has been updated with some additional information about communication in difficult circumstances.
Subtle ST elevation
The ECG in acute coronary syndromes page has been updated with additional information about how to differentiate subtle ST elevation due to ischaemia than that due to other causes.
DOAC drug interactions
The Other anti-coagulants page has been updated with revised information about drug interactions with DOACs associated with increased bleeding risk.