AGRO violence management technique
Details of the AGRO violence management technique used particuarly in managing disturbed adolescents have been added to the Violence page in the Clinical Skills section.
Communication strategies with patients
Tips on how to alleviate anxiety and enhance collaborative decision making with patients have been added to the Clinical Skills page in the Clinical Practice Skills section.
RSV and Parainfluenza viruses
Additional information regarding RSV and Human Parainfluenza virus has been added to the Bronchiolitis and Croup pages in the Paediatrics section
Respiratory precautions
Additional details regarding respiratory precautions have been added to the Infection Control page of the Infectious Diseases section.
Assessment of patients previously evaluated for ACS
A section with some suggested guidelines on how to assess patients previously evaluated for ACS has been added to the Risk Stratification in ACS page in the Cardiovascular Disorders section.
Rabies immunoglobin and vaccine
Details of how to obtain Rabies immunoglobin and vaccine in Australia have been added to the Rabies page in the Infectious Disorders section.
Brain death
The Brain Death page in the Neurological Disorders section has been revised to include useful information from the ANZICS 2011 Statement on Brain Death.
Biopatch
A small section describing the Biopatch antibacterial disc has been added to the Central Venous Access page in the Resuscitation section.
Haemophilia update
Some updates have been added to the Disorders of Clotting page in the Haematological Disorders section, with revised factor replacement guidelines.
Scalp lacerations
A new section on the management of scalp lacerations has been added to the Management of head trauma page in the Trauma section.
AHA 2013 STEMI Guidelines
Updates from the newly released (it’s not even 2013 yet!) 2013 AHA STEMI management guidelines have been added to the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes and Reperfusion Therapy pages in the Cardiovascular Disorders section.
Antimicrobial restructure
The Antimicrobial page in the Infectious Diseases section has been divided into a number of smaller pages to make it easier to locate relevant content for each drug class.
Hybrid resuscitation
A short section on th technique of hybrid resuscitation of hypovolaemia has been added to the Treatment of Hypovolaemia page in the Resuscitation section.
Management of severe limb injuries
Sections describing the use of arterial tourniquets and pseudo coagulation powders in the managment of severe limb trauma have been added to the Management of fractures and dislocations page in the Bone and Joint Disorders section
Blast injury
Updates have been made to the Blast injury part of the Mechanisms of Injury page in the Trauma section.
Pelvic trauma management update
Some new information has been added to the Pelvic Trauma page in the Trauma section regarding pelvic binding and angiography in the management of pelvic fractures.
Community acquired pneumonia restructure
The Respiratory disease subsection in the Respiratory disorders section has been reorganised to break the topic down to more easily managed pages. New pages on Bronchitis, Pneumonia scoring systems and Pneumonia management have been created.
Diabetic emergencies
The Diabetic emergencies subsection in the Endocrinology section has been reorganised to break down the topic to more easily managed pages. New pages on Insulin therapy, Oral hypoglycaemic agents and The diabetic with unstable sugars have been created.
Episiotomy, paraphimosis and the cross sectional anatomy of the penis.
An image of the correct site to perform an episiotomy has been adde to the Labour and Delivery page in the Obstetric and Gynaecology section. An image of the cross sectional anatomy of the penis and of paraphimosis have been added to the Other urogential problems page in the Genitourinary problems section.
12 new images added
The following new images have been added to the relevant pages: Vessels of the head and neck, Muscles of the head and neck, Sites of endometriosis, Male urinary catheterisation, Female urinary catheterisation, Muscles of the arm and forearm, Testicular anatomy, Stomach anatomy, Effects of adrenaline, Diabetic retinopathy, Types of colon carcinomas and ECG lead positioning.