ENT

The Acute sinusitis page has been updated and re-organised slightly.

Some minor updates have been made to the segments on dental anaesthesia and bleeding tooth sockets on the Dental emergencies page.

A number of minor changes have been made to the Odontogenic pain page, particularly in the segment on alveolar osteitis.

The Epistaxis page has been updated with a segment on the role of topical TXA.

The Other oropharyngeal conditions page has been updated with additional information about post tonsillectomy haemorrhage.

The Epistaxis page has been updated with some additional information about nasal examination and packing. 

Some additional details about Otoscopy have been added to the ENT examination page.

The Sore throat page has been updated with information about the risk of disease transmission with return to school.

The Sore throat page has been updated with a review of the segment on steroids.

The Dental emergencies page has been updated with additional information about the management of a bleeding tooth socket following dental extraction.

The Ear diseases page has been updated with a recommendation for 10 days of antibiotic therapy in children < 2 years of age. Hoberman, A, Paradise, JL, Rockette, HE, et al. Shortened Antimicrobial Treatment for Acute Otitis Media in Young Children. New England Journal of Medicine 2016;375(25):2446-56.

The segment on Tracheostomy tubes has been moved from the Anaesthetic equipment page to the Tracheostomy page. 

Instructions on the use of topical antibiotic drops in the ear has been added to the Diseases of the external ear page.

The Acute sinusitis page has been revised including the addition of the NNT of 20 for antibiotics in maxillary sinusitis.

The segment on Ear foreign bodies on the Ingested foreign bodies page has been revised and updated with additional information about the various options for removal.

The Oral conditions page has been updated with a short segment on Geographic tongue.