Drug induced liver injury
Additional information about drug induced liver injury has been added to the Hepatic diseases page.
Abdominal
Dysphagia image improvements
Multiple images in the Dysphagia section have been reformatted to improve quality and load speed.
Abdominal pain image improvements
Multiple images in the Abdominal pain section have been reformatted to improve quality and load speed.
Food protein induced proctocolitis
A short section on food protein induced proctocolitis has been added to the Lower intestinal haemorrhage page.
Causes of lower GI haemorrhage in children
Additional causes in children have been added to the Lower intestinal haemorrhage page.
Lower intestinal haemorrhage
The Lower intestinal haemorrhage page has had a number of additional updates and layout changes.
Upper GI haemorrhage
Some additional minor updates have been made to the Upper GI haemorrhage page.
Intubation in upper GI haemorrhage
A short section on intubation has been added to the Upper GI haemorrhage page.
Lipase and pancreatitis due to hyperlipidaemia
The Pancreatitis page has been updated with additional information about hyperlipidaemia as a cause, particularly noting the relatively low elevation in serum lipase.
Acute porphyria
The Uncommon causes of abdominal pain page has been updated with additional information about acute porphyrias.
Irritable bowel syndrome assessment
A segment on assessment has been added to the Irritable bowel syndrome page.
Irritable bowel syndrome
A number of treatments that are now considered ineffective or not available in Australia or New Zealand have been removed from the Irritable bowel syndrome page.
Diverticular disease key points
Key points have been added to the Diverticular disease page.
Antibiotics in diverticulitis
The Diverticular disease page has been revised with an expanded segment on antibiotics. In particular stating that the quality of evidence for withholding antibiotics in mild disease is insufficient to conclude that antibiotics are of no value.
CT image of free gas from perforated diverticulum
A CT image of free gas from a perforated diverticulum has been added to the Diverticular disease page.
CT image of diverticular abscess
A CT image of a diverticular abscess has been added to the Diverticular disease page.
Biliary US technique
Some wording improvements of the Biliary US technique page have been done.
US image of CBD compression
An US image demonstrating extrinsic compression of the CBD has been added to the Biliary US technique page.
US image of colour Doppler for portal veins
An US image demonstrating how colour Doppler can help differentiate Portal veins from intrahepatic ducts has been added to the Biliary US technique page.
Differential diagnosis of groin lumps
The Hernias page has been updated with a short segment on the differential diagnosis of groin lumps,