Popliteal vein DVT ultrasound

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New images demonstrating a popliteal vein DVT on compression ultrasound have been added to the Deep venous thrombosis page in the Haematological disorders section.

Pulmonary embolism images

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New images demonstrating saddle embolism, RV dilation, and pulmonary infarction on CXR and CT have been added to the Investigation in PE – imaging page in the Cardiovascular disorders section.

Naloxone in neonatal resuscitation

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The suggested use of naloxone in neonatal resuscitation on the Nonatal Resuscitation page in the Resuscitation section has been downgraded in light of the 2010 ILCOR guidelines.

Neonatal naloxone dosing error

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The dose of naloxone as described in the Neonatal Resuscitation page ( p146 of text) in the Resuscitation section should be 0.1 microgram/kg not 0.1mg/kg as stated. The 0.1microgram/kg dose can be repeated if required.

Image pages separated

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Work has now been completed in linking all the (900+) larger images to separate pages from the text pages. This will reduce unnecessary data download costs for images the user may not wish to see.

Sucking chest wound

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A new short section on sucking chest wounds has been added to the Penetrating chest trauma page in the Trauma section

New updates bookmarks

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From now on, links to new updates will take you directly to a bookmarked part of the page where the majority of the changes have occurred. However, please be aware that often other parts of the page are updated at the same time, so be sure to browse the entire page if you are looking for new content.

New paediatric contents menus

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As the manual contains a significant amount of content directly relevant to the care of children that is found outside the Paediatrics section, we have reconfigured the Paediatric section content menus to include links to this other content. This should make finding and reviewing paediatric content throughout the manual much easier.

New layout

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Following feedback from subscribers, the website has just been updated with a new page layout. The main changes are: The header bar has had been simplified and links to infrequently visited sections removed. The logout link previously on the top right corner of each page has been moved to the header bar. The entire header section now … Read more

Pneumococcal immunisation

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Additional information regarding Pneumococcal immunisation has been added to the Immunisation page in the Infectious diseases section following recent FDA and TGA approvals. Additional links have been added to the Australian and New Zealand immunisation schedules from this page to ensure readers have immediate access to the most recent recommendations in these countries.

Vaccination links

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Multiple links to the Vaccination page in the Infectious diseases section have been inserted into the relevant pages to help speed navigation between them.

Hepatitis E

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The Infectious Hepatitis page in the Abdominal disorders section has been updated with additional information on Hepatitis E following the recent NEJM review article on the subject.

SVT update

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Some additions have been made to the Supraventricular tachycardia and some related pages in the Resuscitation section following the publication of an NEJM review on the subject today.