Echocardiographic methods of cardiac output measurement
The Cardiac Output Measurement page has been updated with detailed information regarding the echocardiographic methods of measurement of cardiac output most applicable to ED patients.
Vaginal examination in mild first trimester bleeding
The Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding page has been updated with information regarding the usefulness (or lack thereof) of the vaginal examination in selected cases.
Poll results – the analgesic most used for severe pain in the ED
The results of the poll on the analgesic most commonly used to treat severe pain in ED patients demonstrated that a clear majority (84%) of respondents use morphine and only 16% use fentanyl. Interestingly no respondents use pethidine.
Quizzes and polls pages
New pages have been created containing the all the quizzes and polls published so far. These can be accessed though the Web features page.
NEAT (‘4 – 6 hour rule’) poll has opened
After a couple of gentle polls, we thought we would touch on something a bit more controversial with this one.- ‘What effect has the National Emergency Access Target (‘the 4 hour rule’) or the ‘6 hour rule’ in NZ, had on the health system overall?’. Cast your vote now. (Results)
Logistic regression
The page Correlations Between Variables has been updated with some additional information regarding logistic regression. I bet you can’t wait to read it!
Significance of pyuria in ureteric colic
The Renal Calculi page has been updated with information about the sensitivity and specificity of pyuria for UTI in patients with acute ureteric colic.The strange formatting of the lower half of the page has also been corrected.
Acetyl fentanyl
Information regarding acetyl fentanyl has been added to the Opioid Agonists page following a spate of deaths from this agent in the US..
Transfusion ratio
The Treatment of Hypovolaemia page has been updated with details of the preferred transfusion ratio of packed cells, FFP and platelets.
AIMS65 score in upper GI haemorrhage
The Upper GI Haemorrhage page has been updated with details of the AIMS65 score.
Oral ulcers
An extensive modifications of the oral ulcers topic on the Oral Conditions page has been completed.
Herpes zoster
The Varicella / Zoster page has been updated following the NEJM review article published online today. The section on Herpes Zoster ophthalmicus has been moved (and linked) to the Red Eye page in the Eye Disorders section and also updated. Links to the Varicella / Chickenpox page in the Paediatrics section have been added to … Read more
Immunisation reorganisation
The Immunisation page has been reorganised with the creation of the additional pages called Available Vaccines, Australian Immunisation Schedule and New Zealand Immunisation Schedule to aid in navigation.
Diagnosis of attention deficit disorder
The Attention Deficit Disorder page has been updated with some information about the NEBA system recently approved by the FDA in the U.S. as a diagnostic aid. (Link)
Poll result – most commonly used muscle relaxant
The poll results of the most commonly used muscle relaxant demonstrated 65% of respondents preferred suxamethonium over rocuronium. Will be interesting to see if this proportion is the same in a few years time.
New website features summary
Some important features have recently been added to the Emergency Medicine Manual Online site that we wanted to be sure you were aware of. Firstly, we have created an interactive home page designed to help you be aware of recent updates. Whenever possible, each update now has a link to the page with changed content, … Read more
Assessment of intracranial pressure
As part of a restructure of the Brain Injury Assessment and Management area, a new page called Assessment of Intracranial Pressure has been added to the Resuscitation section (Link)