Arteries of the lower limb
The Peripheral ischaemia page has been updated with a figure demonstrating the arteries of the lower limb.
Vascular
Embolism vs thrombosis
A table of the features that may help differentiate peripheral vascular embolism from thrombosis has been added to the Arterial occlusion page.
Differential diagnosis of the painful foot
The Arterial occlusion page has been updated including a short segment on the differential diagnosis of the painful foot.
US image of popliteal aneurysm
An US image of a popliteal aneurysm has been added to the Popliteal aneurysm page.
D dimer in aortic dissection
The Thoracic aortic dissection page has been updated with revised information about the utility of D dimer in the diagnosis. Asha, SE, Miers, JW. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of D-dimer as a Rule-out Test for Suspected Acute Aortic Dissection. Annals of Emergency Medicine;66(4):368-78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.02.013.
Causes of peripheral ischaemia
The Peripheral ischaemia page has been updated with an extended list of potential causes.
Aortic dissection images
Four new images of aortic dissection have been added to the Thoracic aortic dissection page, as well as a few modifications to the page.
EVAR image
An angiogram demonstrating a successful EVAR procedure has been added to the Abdominal aortic aneurysm page.
Aortic dissection
The Thoracic aortic dissection page has been updated, particularly to update the test characteristics of modern CTA in the diagnosis.
Tissue oedema diagram
A diagram of tissue oedema has been added to the Oedema page.
CT of mycotic aortic aneurysm
A CT demonstrating a mycotic aortic aneurysm has been added to the Mycotic aneurysm page.