Optic head nerve drusen
The Assessment of vision page has been updated with information about optic nerve head drusen.
Polycystic kidney disease is now Polycystic disease
The Polycystic kidney disease page has been renamed Polycystic disease to emphasise the multiple organs that are commonly involved. The abbreviation PCK has been changed to PCD throughout the manual.
Peritoneal dialysis catheter image
An image of a peritoneal catheter has been added to the Peritoneal dialysis page.
Peritoneal dialysis
The Peritoneal dialysis page has had a significant revision and update.
Adjusting ventilator settings
A short segment on adjusting ventilatory settings has been added to the Ventilation page.
High flow nasal oxygenation
The Oxygen therapy page has been updated with additional information about high flow nasal oxygen therapy.
Adrenal insufficiency
The Adrenal insufficiency page has had a number of minor updates.
Pharmacological treatment of alcoholism
The Management of alcoholism page has been updated with some additional information about the pharmacological treatment of alcoholism.
Alcohol withdrawal
The Alcohol withdrawal page has been slightly reorganised and has had a number of other minor updates.
Diazepam dosing for outpatient management of alcohol withdrawal
The Alcohol withdrawal page has been updated with recommended diazepam dosing for alcohol withdrawal.
Ethanol
The Ethanol page has had an number of other minor updates.
Intubation in patients with respiratory infections
The Intubation in patients with respiratory infections page has had a few minor additions.
Rocuronium injection pain
The Non depolarising neuromuscular blocking agents page has been updated with information about rocuronium injection pain.
Thiamine doses in Wernicke’s encephalopathy
The Ethanol page has been updated with additional information about thiamine doses in Wernicke’s encephalopathy.
Double lumen ETT proximal part image
The Intubation equipment page has been updated with an image of the proximal part of a right sided double lumen ETT.
Left sided double lumen ETT image
The Intubation equipment page has been updated with an image of a left sided double lumen ETT.
Right sided double lumen ETT image
The Intubation equipment page has been updated with an image of a right sided double lumen ETT.
COVID 19 updates
The Respiratory Coronaviruses page has had a number of minor updates to keep up with current thinking about COVID 19.
Casirivimab and indevimab for COVID 19
The Respiratory Coronaviruses page has been updated with information about casirivimab and indevimab for the treatment of COVID 19.
Leaking AAA CTA image
A CTA image of a leaking AAA has been added to the Abdominal aortic aneurysm page.