Hypertonic saline in bronchiolitis
A slight change indicating the possible utility of neubulised hypertonic saline in bronchiolitis has been added to the Bronchiolitis page.
Paediatrics
Reporting of non accidental injury
A short segment outlining the legal responsibility of reporting non accidental injury has been added to the Non accidental injury page.
Infantile haemangiomas
The Neonatal skin disorders page has been updated with information about Infantile haemangiomas.
Prevalence of bruising in children < 6 months of age
The Non accidental injury page has been updated with information about the rarity of bruising in children < 6 months of age presenting to the ED with presentations not related to NAI (1.3% overall, 0.2% in children presenting without trauma). Pierce MC et al. The prevalence of bruising among infants in pediatric emergency departments. Ann … Read more
SPA and catheterisation in children
The Urinary tract infection in children and Urinary catheterisation pages have been updated with some additional information following the recent publication of a review article on the subject in EMA. Cheek JA, Craig SS, Seith RW, et al. Urine collection in young children. Emerg Med Australas 2015;27(4):348-50.
Measles rash
An image of a Measles rash has been added to the Measles page.
Mumps
The Mumps page has been updated with some additional information regarding diagnosis and management.
New paediatric weight and drug dose calculators
New paediatric weight and paediatric drug dose calculators have been added to the Web features page.
Bacterial tracheitis
The table of the Differential diagnosis of croup on the Croup page has been updated with some additional information about bacterial tracheitis.
Conjugated vs unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia
The Neonatal jaundice page has been updated with a table of causes of conjugated and unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia.
Neonatal jaundice
The Neonatal jaundice page has been revised and updated.
Neonatal resuscitation
The Neonatal resuscitation page has been updated with clearer timelines for resuscitation and information about emergent umbilical venous cannulation.
Indications for USS in paediatric UTI
The criteria for US following UTI has been revised on the Urinary tract infection in children page.
Criteria for paediatric UTI
Criteria for diagnosis has been added to the Urinary tract infection in children page.
Paediatric meningitis causes
The Paediatric meningitis page has been updated with revised information about the causes of meningitis.
SALTR mnemonic
The SALTR mnemonic has been added to the Assessment of fractures and dislocations page.
Social conduct disorder
The Intellectual disability page has been updated with information about social communication disorder.
Neonatal cardiovascular problems
The Neonatal cardiovascular disorders page has been updated.
Inhaled foreign body CXR
A CXR demonstrating the effects of an endobronchial foreign body has been added to the Tracheobronchial foreign bodies page with some additional modifications of the page.
Kawasaki disease
The Other inflammatory conditions page has been updated with additional information about Kawasaki disease.