Frostbite
The Frostbite page has been significantly updated.
Polymyalgia rheumatica
The Polymyalgia rheumatica page has had a number of minor updates.
Risk stratification in PE
The Management of PE has been updated with additional information about risk stratification.
Paediatric fluid volumes in sepsis
The Management of sepsis page has had some minor updates, including additional information about initial paediatric fluid volumes.
Management of shock
The Management of shock page has been updated, including some additional information about initial paediatric fluid volumes.
Assisted dying
The Extent of medical treatment page has been updated to reflect that many jurisdictions in Australia, and New Zealand have legal assisted dying processes.
Torus fracture management
The Distal forearm injuries page has been updated with information about management of torus fractures in children.
D dimer in snake bite
The Assessment of snake bite page has been updated with additional information about D dimer in the detection of snake envenomation.
Monkey pox
The Other viral infections page has been updated with some additional information about the soon to be renamed Monkey pox. Apparently chickens and Mr and Mrs Small are also about to protest……..
Risk stratification in PE
The Management of PE has been updated with additional information about risk stratification.
Evaluation of PE
The Assessment of PE – non imaging page has been updated with additional information about the role of investigations in predicting deterioration.
Spina bifida
The Non traumatic spinal cord disorders page has been updated with some minor changes to the Spina bifida segment.
Parkinson’s disease
The Parkinson’s disease page has had a number of minor updates.
Deep brain stimulation
The segment on deep brain stimulation on the Parkinson’s disease page has been updated and expanded.
Bronchiectasis
A number of minor updates have been made to the Bronchiectasis page.
Striae
Two small segments on striae have been added to the General dermatology page.
General dermatology
The General dermatology page has had some minor updates and wording improvements.
Free water deficit equation
The free water deficit equation image on the Hypernatraemia page is not currently displaying correctly.The equation is: Free water deficit = (([Na] – 140)/140)) *(2/3)The equation image will be corrected with the next file uploads in a week or so.Thanks to Marcus for picking this up.
Haematoma/periosteal block
A segment on haematoma/periosteal block has been added to the Regional anaesthesia page.
Hypothermia and neonatal sepsis
The Neonatal fever & sepsis page has been updated with additional information about hypothermia and sepsis.