Normal infant Hb ranges
A table of normal Hb ranges in the first year of life has been added to the Haemoglobin page.
Superficial thombophlebitis
A new page called Superficial thrombophlebitis has been added to the Haematological disorders section.
Veins of the lower limb
A new image Veins of the lower limb has been added to the Superficial thrombophlebitis page
‘GP’ patients in ED
The Triage page has been updated with the latest information regarding ‘GP’ patients in ED.
NEXUS chest rule
Details of the NEXUS chest rule for plain radiography in blunt chest trauma has been added to the Assessment of the trauma patient page.
Bite injuries
The Bite injuries page has been extensively revised and updated, and duplicate content in other parts of the manual removed. The page has also been moved out of the Hand trauma segment to now follow the Penetrating trauma segment.
Adverse effects of quinolones
The Sulphonamides and quinolones page has been updated with recent information about the toxicity of quinolones.
PE examination findings
The Pulmonary embolism page has been updated with additional information about physical examination findings in PE.
Examination findings in CAP
The Community acquired pneumonia page has been updated with additional information about physical examination findings in CAP.
Respiratory examination
The Respiratory examination page has been extensively revised and expanded.
Abdominal examination updates
The Examination of the GIT page has been extensively revised and expanded and renamed Examination of the abdomen and GIT to reflect the change in its emphasis.
HACEK organisms
In the Endocarditis page, the ‘A’ organisms in HACEK are Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and Aggregatibacter aphrophilus, not Aeromonas sp. as was previously stated. Thanks to an astute subscriber for spotting this error.
Gastric outlet obstruction
An abdominal radiograph of gastric outlet obstruction and a small section of text on the subject have been added to the Peptic ulcer disease page.
Achalasia CXR and CT
Plain chest radiographs and a CT image demonstrating oesophageal achalasia have been added to the Dysphagia page.
Rectal glass
An image of a rectal glass has been added to the Rectal foreign bodies page. It must have been some dinner party.
Rectal foreign bodies
A new page called Rectal foreign bodies has been added to the Abdominal Disorders section. Hard to believe that this topic has slipped though (figuratively) until now.
Anti-emetic poll has opened
A poll on your preferred anti-emetic agent has just opened. It will run for 2 weeks. Please take the time to vote. (Results)
4-6 hour rule poll results
Final results – the 4/6 hour rule is mostly useless but mostly harmless! Opinion was very evenly divided on the subject. 32% thought it hadn’t changed anything; 26% each thought it had improved things a bit or made things a bit worse; 11% thought it had improved things considerably and 5% thought it had made … Read more