Presepsin
The Assessment of sepsis page has been updated with a short segment on presepsin as a biomarker of sepsis.
CRP
The Serum proteins page has been updated with some additional information about CRP.
Airway fluids
The Endotracheal intubation page has been revised in various parts with particular emphasis on prevention and management of airway fluid collection.
Posterior knee dislocation images
3 images of a posterior knee dislocation have been added to the Knee dislocations page.
Knee dislocation
The Knee dislocations page has been updated including revised indications for CTA in suspected knee dislocation.
Nimodipine dose error
The Management of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage page has been updated to correct a dose error for nimodipine. The correct initial dose is 15µg/kg/hour not 15g/kg/hour. Thanks to Cherie for spotting this.
Procedural sedation
The Procedural sedation page has been extensively revised and re-organised including the addition of significant additional detail in many areas.
Suxamethonium
Some restructuring of the Suxamethonium page has been done, including some minor revision of its pharmacology.
Induction agents
The Induction agents page has been updated, including some minor changes to the propofol dose in children and the feeling of dissociation associated with ketamine.
‘Big bronchus’ Xray
A post intubation CXR demonstrating the effects of a ‘big bronchus’ has been added to the Endotracheal intubation page.
Syncope
The Syncope page has been revised, including some additional information about the onset of myoclonic jerks and eye deviation.
Residential care capabilities
The Ageing page has been revised, also including a short segment about what hospital level services may be able to be provided in residential care facilities.
Tocilizumab for giant cell arteritis
The Giant cell arteritis page has been updated, including the addition of tocilizumab therapy to management.
Clinical decision making
The Clinical decision making page has been updated, with particular emphasis on the types of clinical decisions that need to be made for each clinical encounter.
History taking
The Clinical skills page has been updated with additional information about history taking.
Steroids to glucocorticoids
As not all steroids are created equal, the word ‘steroid’ has been replaced by the word ‘glucocorticoid’ in many parts of the book. When ‘steroids’ means more than one class of steroids, it has not been changed.
Horseshoe kidney image
The Other renal abnormalities page has been updated with a CT image of horseshoe kidney.
Eosinophillic granulomatosis with angiitis
The Other autoimmune inflammatory diseases page has been updated with additional information about eosinophillic granulomatosis with angiitis (also known as Churg Strauss syndrome).
Antibiotics and steroids for COPD
The Management of COPD page has been updated with additional information about the duration of steroid and antibiotic therapy in acute exacerbations.
Assessment of COPD
The Assessment of COPD page has been updated to include the differences between the assessment of acute exacerbations and the chronic disease state.