Na measurement
The Hyponatraemia page has been updated, including a revised section on Na measurement.
Clinical skills
Spurious hypernatraemia
Some information about spurious hypernatraemia has been added to the Hypernatraemia page.
How to interpret an ECG
A new topic called How to interpret an ECG has been added to the Clinical skills section.
Clinical biochemistry
The Clinical biochemistry chapter has been subdivided into a number of smaller chapters. This will make it easier to find topics in the table of contents, however will break any hyperlinks or bookmarks to these pages.
PLAX view
The Echocardiography page has been updated with additional information about the PLAX view
Echocardiographic findings
The Echocardiography page has been updated with additional information about echocardiographic findings
Echocardiography troubleshooting
The Echocardiography page has been updated with information about troubleshooting poor quality echocardiographic views.
Apical 2 and 3 chamber views
The Echocardiography page has been updated with information about the apical 2 and 3 chamber views.
Beam width effects
The Ultrasonography page has been updated with information about beam width effects.
US terminology
The Ultrasonography page has been updated with information about US terminology.
Ultrasound key points
The Ultrasonography page has been updated with key points.
Principles of US
The Ultrasonography page has been updated with some additional information about the principles of US.
Blood gas analysis
The Blood gas analysis page has had a few minor wording changes to improve clarity.
Teamwork and committees
The Teamwork and Committees pages have been revised to remove some duplication of content.
What was the first thing you noticed?
The Clinical skills page has been updated including the recommendation to ask patients the question “What was the first thing you noticed?’ when taking a diagnostic history. This question often reveals important information that other questioning has failed to uncover, particularly in complex cases where there is a lot of information to gather. Going back … Read more
Normal PR interval in children
The Electrocardiography page has been updated, including the addition of normal PR intervals for children.
Spurious hypophosphataemia
The Hypophosphataemia page has been updated with analytical causes of hypophosphataemia.
ROTEM guided transfusion
The Coagulation testing page has been updated with revised information about ROTEM guided transfusion.
Calcium doses in hyperkalaemia
The Hyperkalaemia page has been updated with additional information about the use of calcium.
Placebo and nocebo effects
The Communication page has been updated with a new segment on placebo and nocebo effects. These effects have a significant impact on what we do, so I suggest you read this section soon.