Dunn RJ
The Infectious agents causing CAP page has been updated with a more recent list of organisms responsible for CAP overall. It is worth noting that many patients with CAP do not need ED care, so the relative frequency of some pathogens in ED patients is likely to be different.
The Lung ultrasound page has been extensively updated including additional information about lung US techniques.
The Lung ultrasound page has been updated with additional information about E lines.
The Lung ultrasound page has been updated with additional information about B lines.
The Pleural effusion page has been updated with additional information about the US features of a pleural effusion.
The Infectious agents causing CAP page has been updated with a CXR of atypical pneumonia.
The Management of COPD page has been updated with additional information about the duration of steroid and antibiotic therapy in acute exacerbations.
The Assessment of COPD page has been updated to include the differences between the assessment of acute exacerbations and the chronic disease state.
A short segment on bronchodilator therapy in the intubated patient has been added to the Management of life threatening asthma page.
The Management of life threatening asthma page has had some minor updates, including the target plateau pressure in ventilation being < 30mmHg, not < 20mmHg as previously stated (thanks to Farzad for picking this up)
The Paediatric pneumonia page has been updated with some information about the epidemiology of CAP in children and links to other adult CAP related pages added.
A table summarising the treatment of PE in different situations has been added to the Management of PE page.
Some information about the approximate diagnostic yield from CTPA has been added to the Investigations in PE – imaging page.
The Assessment of pneumothorax page has been updated with some additional information about the test performance of US in traumatic PTX using single vs 4 views. Helland, G, Gaspari, R, Licciardo, S, et al. Comparison of Four Views to Single-view Ultrasound Protocols to Identify Clinically Significant Pneumothorax. Academic Emergency Medicine 2016;23(10):1170-75.
The Investigation of PE – imaging page has been updated with information about the test characteristics of CTPA in the detection of RV strain following PE
A short segment on Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis has been added to the Pulmonary fibrosis page.
The early outpatient management of PE segment on the Management of PE page has been revised and updated.
The Acute asthma management page has been updated with some additional information about the potential advantages of dexamethasone in acute asthma.
The Infectious agents causing CAP page has been updated with additional information about Legionnaires disease.
The Pleural effusion page has been updated with additional information about the potential causes.