Osteonecrosis of the mandible
A short segment on osteonecrosis of the mandible has been added to the Facial pain page.
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Differential diagnosis of unilateral facial pain
A new page called Facial pain has been added to the Faciomaxillary disorders page. The contents of this page have been moved from the Salivary gland disease page and greatly expanded.
Head and neck disorders image improvements
Multiple images in the Head and neck disorders section have been reformatted to improve quality and load speed.
Mental health and vocal cord dysfunction
The Stridor page has been updated with additional information about the high prevalence of anxiety, depression and PTSD in patients with vocal cord dysfunction/induced laryngeal obstruction.
CT image of thoracic prevertebral haematoma
A CT image of a thoracic prevertebral haematoma causing tracheal compression has been added to the Stridor page.
XRay of cervical prevertebral haematoma
An Xray image of a cervical prevertebral haematoma causing tracheal obstruction has been added to the Stridor page.
Stridor
The Stridor page has had a number of other updates and improvements.
Investigation of stridor
The Stridor page has been updated with a new segment on investigation of stridor.
Subglottic causes of stridor
The Stridor page has been updated with the addition of a segment on subglottic causes of stridor.
Sore throat
The Sore throat page has had a number of minor updates.
Tonsiliths
A short segment on tonsiliths has been added to the Sore throat page.
Tonsiliths Xray
An Xray of tonsiliths has been added to the Sore throat page.
Mastoiditis
The Complications of otitis media page has been updated with additional information about mastoiditis.
Lemierre’s syndrome
The Conditions of the head and neck page have been updated with some additional information about Lemierre’s syndrome.
Tracheostomy tube features
The segment on tracheostomy tube features has been updated on the Tracheostomy page.
Tracheostomy tube obstruction
The segment on tracheostomy tube obstruction has been significantly revised on the Tracheostomy page.
Tracheostomy tube bleeding
The segment on tracheostomy tube bleeding has been significantly revised on the Tracheostomy page.
Tracheostomy tube parts figure
A figure demonstrating the relevant parts of a tracheostomy tube has been added to the Tracheostomy page.
Tracheostomy tube anatomy figure
A figure demonstrating the relevant tracheostomy anatomy has been added to the Tracheostomy page.
Otitis media
The Ear diseases page has been updated with some revised information about otitis media.