Dunn RJ
The Respiratory Coronaviruses page has been updated with a revised segment on immunisation. It includes the recent approval in Australia of the Novavax vaccine and the transient approval, then rapid withdrawal, of the Novaxnovak vaccine.
The Respiratory Coronaviruses page has been updated with a new segment on rapid antigen tests.
The Hand injuries page has had a few minor updates.
The Adrenal insufficiency page has been updated with some information about immune checkpoint inhibitors and adrenal insufficiency.
The Non accidental injury page has had a number of wording improvements.
The Ethanol page has been corrected to indicate that metabolism is 1st order kinetics at lower concentrations and zero order kinetics at higher concentrations – instead of the other way around, as previously stated. Thanks to David for picking this up.
The Gynaecological examination page has been updated with some additional information about speculum insertion technique.
The Miscarriage page has been updated, including information about the role of speculum examination in suspected miscarriage.
The Pelvic inflammatory disease page has been updated, including information about self collected vaginal swabs.
The Respiratory Coronavirus infections page has been updated with additional information about the omicron variant.
The Management of pneumothorax page has been updated, including the recommendation for pre-procedural antibiotics when placing a large bore ICC for traumatic pneumothorax.
The Respiratory Coronavirus infections page has been updated with additional information vaccination and the omicron variant.
The Anaphlyaxis page has been updated with some additional information about epidemiology,
The Ventricular arrhythmias page has been updated with additional information about congenital long QTc syndromes.
The Pulmonary injuries page has had a number of minor updates, including improved wording in the pneumothorax section.
A number of additions have been made to segments on Cardiogenic shock on the Types of shock page.
The Metabolic acidosis page has been updated, including more information about how sampling affects lactate levels.
The Termination of pregnancy page has been reorganised and a few minor updates added.
The Asthma page has been updated, including information about Type 2 inflammation.
The section on Hepatic cirrhosis in the Hepatic diseases page has been extensively updated and revised.