Corrections

The paediatric dose for SVT has been changed on the Supraventricular tachycardia and Paediatric cardiac arrest pages to be consistent with current ARC guidelines and the Paediatric resuscitation chart in the manual. The adenosine doses recommended are now: initial dose 0.1 mg/kg, repeat dose 0.2 mg/kg, maximum dose 0.3 mg/kg (or 12mg)

A correction has been made to the Pancreatitis page. Grey-Turner’s sign (bluish discolouration of the flank) and Cullen’s sign (yellow blue discolouration around the umbilicus) were previously incorrectly described. (link)

The ABC score to predict the need for transfusion following trauma has been corrected. A heart rate of ≥ 120/min. contributes 1 point to the score, not a heart rate of ≥ 90 min. as previously stated. (link)

On the Deep venous thrombosis page under Management, the doses of heparin (5000Units bd) and enoxaparin (40mg/day) previously quoted on this page are for prophylaxis, and not treatment of DVT. The correct dose of enoxaparin is 1mg/kg bd (reduced in renal failure) and the correct dose of IV heparin is a loading dose of 75 – … Read more

The description of the Austin Flint murmur as that of MR on the Aortic valve disease page has been corrected. The Austin Flint murmur is a diastolic murmur of MS due to disruption of the anterior MV leaflet due to the regurgitant aortic jet. The auscultatory diagram depicts the timing of the murmur correctly.

The image on the Bones of the upper cervical spine page has been mislabelled with the names of the atlas (C1) and axis (C2) swapped by mistake. This mistake had been corrected previously but resurfaced when the old, incorrect image was used during an image upgrade. The current image is now correct. Thanks to an … Read more

In the Endocarditis page, the ‘A’ organisms in HACEK are Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and Aggregatibacter aphrophilus, not Aeromonas sp. as was previously stated. Thanks to an astute subscriber for spotting this error.

The correct measurement units (mIU/mL) have been applied to the various pages where quantitative beta HCG levels have been used.Previously many of the values were quoted in IU/mL, or just IU. Please note that none of the values used in the manual have changed, just the units used have been corrected. Thanks to an astute … Read more

Please be aware that on page 271 of the print version, and the old Hypokalaemia page (now corrected) (Link) had a few annoying little errors. ECG changes of hypokalaemia occur when the K+ is < 2.7mmo/L, not when it is >2.7mmol/L. The ECG image was of hypokalaemia (as in the title) despite the text beneath … Read more

A low dibucaine number, not a high one, is a measure of increased suxamethonium sensitivity. The Suxamethonium page in the Resuscitation section has been corrected to reflect this

The trochlear (IV) and abducens (VI) nerves have now been correctly numbered in the Assessment of vision page in the Neurological disorders section. Previously their Roman numbering had been reversed.

The dose of naloxone as described in the Neonatal Resuscitation page ( p146 of text) in the Resuscitation section should be 0.1 microgram/kg not 0.1mg/kg as stated. The 0.1microgram/kg dose can be repeated if required.