Dunn RJ
Additional information about the management of opioid withdrawal in patients on medication assisted treatment for opioid dependence (MATOD) has been added to the Opioid antagonists & partial antagonists page.
The Opioid antagonist and partial agonists page has been updated with information about the recent decision to make naloxone available without prescription in Australia.
The Ethanol page has been updated with information about the rarity of thiamine deficiency in the Australian population after thiamine supplementation of flour was introduced in 1991.
Some additional details about the (mostly red discolouration) adverse effects of hydroxycobalamin has been added to the Cyanide page.
The Cyanide page has been updated to correct the statement that cyanide causes a non-anion gap acidosis -it causes an anion gap acidosis as stated elsewhere on the page.
A short segment on NBMOes has been added to the Other drugs of abuse page.
The management of supratherapeutic paracetamol ingestion has been revised on the Paracetamol page.
Recommendations from the latest Australian and New Zealand paracetamol management guidelines have been added to the Paracetamol page.
Some information about the usefulness of J-T interval prolongation as a marker of K channel blockade in patients with QRS prolongation has been added to the Electrocardiography and other relevant pages.
A CTÂ demonstrating severe oesophageal injury following strong acid ingestion has been added to the Corrosives page.
A CXR following strong acid ingestion has been added to the Corrosives page.
An ECG demonstrating TCAD toxicity has been added to the Antidepressant toxicity page.
The Organophosphates page has been updated with additional information regarding PPE and therapy with atropine and pralidoxime iodide.
A brief addition outlining the effects of an intensive intervention in the ED for smoking cessation has been added to the Smoking cessation page
The Smoking page has been updated with some additional information about the hazards of smoking.
The Smoking cessation page has been updated with information about cysteine.
The Other drugs of abuse page has been updated with information about synthetic cannabinoids.
The Alcohol withdrawal page has been updated with additional information about the management of alcohol withdrawal.
The test characteristics of the MCV in the detection of alcoholism have been added to the Ethanol page.
The Liver function tests page has been updated with additional information about the role of GGT and CDT in the detection of hazardous drinking.