Hepatic encephalopathy
The section on hepatic encephalopathy on the Hepatic diseases page has been expanded and updated.
Abdominal
Diverticulitis severity
Additional information about classifying the severity of diverticulitis has been added to the Diverticular disease page.
Sigmoid volvulus diagram
A diagram illustrating a sigmoid volvulus has been added to the Bowel obstruction page.
Correction – specificity of lipase and amylase for pancreatitis
There is an error on the Pancreatitis page that will be corrected with the next file upload. Currently it states that higher amylase and lipase values are more sensitive for pancreatitis, when higher values are actually less sensitive but more specific.
Coeliac disease
The Suspected infective gastroenteritis page has been updated with some additional information about coeliac disease.
‘To and fro’ US of small bowel obstruction
The Bowel obstruction page has been updated with US clips of ‘too and fro’ movement of bowel contents through a dilated bowel loop that is highly specific for bowel obstruction.
Acute pancreatitis
The Pancreatitis page has been updated with some additional information following the publication of a review article on the subject in the MJA.
Biliary ultrasound technique
A new page called Biliary ultrasound technique has been created in the Abdominal pain chapter.
Clostridium difficile
Some additions on Clostridium difficile infection have ben made to the new Organisms causing infective gastroenteritis page.
Organisms causing infective gastroenteritis
A new page called Organisms causing infective gastroenteritis has been added to the Abdominal pain chapter. This contains now contains consolidated information from the Infectious gastroenteritis page in the Infectious diseases section, which has now been removed.
Hepatic ultrasound
A new page called Hepatic ultrasound has been added to the Liver disease section in Abdominal disorders.
Angiodysplasia / angioectasia
The Lower intestinal haemorrhage page has been updated with some additional information about angiodysplasia/angioectasia of the bowel.
Conjugated vs unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia
The Neonatal jaundice page has been updated with a table of causes of conjugated and unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia.
Porphyria in abdominal pain
The Uncommon causes of abdominal pain page has been updated with additional information of porphyria.
Colonic distribution of ulcerative colitis
Details of the distribution of ulcerative colitis have been added to the Inflammatory bowel disease page.
Mesenteric panniculitis
The Causes of abdominal pain page has been updated with a short section about Mesenteric panniculitis.
Pancreatitis
The Pancreatitis page has been updated with some additional details..
Secondary bacterial peritonitis
The Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis page has been updated with additional information about secondary bacterial peritonitis.
Classification of ascites
The Ascites page has been significantly revised with classification of causes of ascites according to the SAAG.
Ascitic fluid analysis
The Ascites page has been significantly revised with additional information regarding ascitic fluid collection and analysis.