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The Renal calculi page has been updated with more information about the efficacy of tamulosin for the passage of 5-10 mm stones. Wang, RC, Smith-Bindman, R, Whitaker, E, et al. Effect of Tamsulosin on Stone Passage for Ureteral Stones: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Emerg Med 2016.
Some images of successful embolisation of a renal angiomyolipoma have been added to the Renal tumours page.
The Peritoneal dialysis page has been updated with an AXR image of a correctly positioned Tenckoff catheter.
The Renal calculi page has been updated with additional information about the efficacy of NSAIDs in renal colic, particularly IM diclofenac. Pathan, SA, Mitra, B, Straney, LD, et al. Delivering safe and effective analgesia for management of renal colic in the emergency department: a double-blind, multigroup, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet.
The Loin pain page has been updated with additional information including the technique to visualise ureteric calculi with US.
The Peritoneal dialysis page has been updated with the recommendation that antifungal therapy is provided to patients on peritoneal dialysis who receive antibiotics for any indication, to prevent the development of fungal peritonitis.
The Chronic kidney disease page has been updated with additional emphasis on the ED management and Hb targets for erythropoietin therapy.
The Polycystic kidney disease page has been revised and updated following the recent review article: Simms, RJ. Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. BMJ 2016;352:i679. .
Some additional information about nitrofurantoin for the treatment of UTI has been added to the Urinary tract infection in adults page.
The segment on the identification of ureteric jets by US on the Loin pain page has been expanded and updated.
Some additional information about testicular torsion has been added to the Scrotal emergencies page.
The section on medical expulsive therapy on the Renal calculi page has been revised to include the potential benefit of MET in stones 5-10mm in diameter. Furyk, JS, Chu, K, Banks, C, et al. Distal Ureteric Stones and Tamsulosin: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized, Multicenter Trial. Annals of Emergency Medicine http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.06.001.
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.
The Urinalysis page has been updated with additional information about the results of bedside testing.
The Renal calculi page has been updated with information questioning the efficacy of MET for ureteric calculi.
The Renal calculi page has been updated with information about discharge instructions for patients with ureteric calculi.
A KUB image demonstrating a phlebolith and ureteric calculus has been added to the Loin pain page.
The Urinalysis page has been updated with a short segment on sterile pyuria.
The criteria for US following UTI has been revised on the Urinary tract infection in children page.
Criteria for diagnosis has been added to the Urinary tract infection in children page.