COVID-19 order of symptoms
The Respiratory Coronavirus infections page has been updated with information about the usual order of symptom appearance in COVID-19 disease.
COVID-19 serology
The Respiratory Coronavirus infections page has been updated with additional information about the accuracy of serological tests for COVID-19.
Version 1 working again
Pleased to say that Version 1 is working again and seems to be back to normal.However please let us know if you experience any difficulties with it.Again, please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Version 1 table of contents problem
The table of contents in version 1 is currently not working properly. What we have tried so far to fix it has not worked, so we will be temporarily removing this version and will reinstall it from scratch this morning.Please use Version 3 whilst we sort this out. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience … Read more
Droperidol and long QTc
The Antipsychotic medications page has been updated to reflect greater clarity about the almost negligible risk of droperidol causing long QTc or significant cardiac arrhythmias.
Intravenous contrast and dialysis
The Intravenous contrast page has been updated with additional information about IV contrast and patients on dialysis.
CAP clinical features
The Community acquired pneumonia page has been updated with newer information about the frequency of various clinical findings in CAP.
Endocarditis
The Endocarditis page has had a number of minor updates.
Financial ties to industry
The Clinical practice guidelines page has been updated with additional information about the substantial financial involvement with industry of many medical association leaders in the USA.
Capsaicin cream and CHS
The Uncommon causes of abdominal pain page has been updated with additional information about CHS and capsaicin cream
Anosmia
The Assessment of olfactory function page has been updated with additional information about the classification and causes of anosmia.
Anosmia in COVID-19 infection
The Respiratory Coronavirus infections page has been updated with information about anosmia in COVID-19 disease.
Haematuria and hydronephrosis in ureteric colic
The Ureteric calculi page has been updated with additional information about haematuria and hydronephrosis in ureteric colic.
Peripheral intravenous catheter failure
The Peripheral intravenous catheter page has been updated with information about catheter failure
MRI image of lateral pontine stroke
The Stroke syndromes page has been updated with an MRI image of a lateral pontine stroke.
MRI image of mid brain infarction
The Abnormal eye movements page has been updated with an MRI image of midbrain infarction.
Lateral pontine stroke MRI
The Abnormal eye movements page has been updated with an MRI image of a lateral pontine stroke causing INO
Figure of medial longitudinal fasciculus anatomy
The Abnormal eye movements page has been updated with a figure demonstrating the anatomy of the MLF
Types of internuclear ophthalmoplegia
The Abnormal eye movements page has been updated with additional information about the types of INO
COVID-19 transmissible period and R value
The Respiratory Coronavirus infections page has been updated with new information about the transmissible period of COVID-19 and the average number of people each infected person is likely to infect (R value).