Broncholithiasis
The Haemopytsis page has had some minor updates including some information about broncholithiasis.
Respiratory
Normal breath sounds audio
A new audio clip of normal breath sounds has been added to the Audio page.
Steroids for severe CAP
The Management of CAP page has been updated with details of the most recent large RCT that supports the benefit of steroids in severe CAP.Dequin, P. F., Meziani, F., Quenot, J. P. et al., Network, C. R.-T. (2023). Hydrocortisone in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia. N Engl J Med. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2215145
Haemoptysis
The Haemoptysis page has had a number of minor updates, particularly regarding management.
Coarse crepitations audio
An audio clip of coarse crepitations has been added to the Respiratory examination page.
Wheezing audio
An audio clip of wheezing sounds has been added to the Respiratory examination page.
Normal breath sounds audio
An audio clip of normal breath sounds has been added to the Respiratory examination page.
Unilateral pulmonary opacity image resizing
A number of images on the Diffuse pulmonary opacity page have been resized to improve viewing quality.
Walk test
Details of the walk test have been added to the Respiratory examination page.
Bronchiectasis
A number of minor updates have been made to the Bronchiectasis page.
Pleural fluid cytology
The Pleural effusion page has been updated, including additional information about pleural fluid cytology.
Pulmonary fibrosis image resizing
Images on the Pulmonary fibrosis page have been resized to improve clarity.
CT of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
The Pulmonary fibrosis page has been updated with a CT image of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
CXR of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
The Pulmonary fibrosis page has been updated with a CXR of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
CXR images of empyema
CXR images of an empyema have been added to the Parapneumonic effusion and empyema page.
Antibiotics for large bore ICC insertion in trauma
The Management of pneumothorax page has been updated, including the recommendation for pre-procedural antibiotics when placing a large bore ICC for traumatic pneumothorax.
Type 2 inflammation and asthma
The Asthma page has been updated, including information about Type 2 inflammation.
US for PTX
The Assessment of pneumothorax page has been updated with additional information about the features and accuracy of US.
Diseases of the airways
The Diseases of the airways chapter has been divided to create a new chapter called Respiratory infections.
Pulmonary embolism
A new chapter called Pulmonary embolism has been created from existing content. This has been done to improve the ability to find content from the table of contents. Unfortunately, links to this page from existing quizzes will now no longer function.