New images

New images of Mesenteric venous anatomy, Nasal septal anatomy and Nasal cartilage anatomy have been added to the relevant pages.

New images of Penile anatomy, Regions of the pharynx, Small bowel appearance, Pulmonary artery catheterisation, Orbital muscles and Flexion/Extension injuries of the  cervical spine have been added to the relevant pages.

Images demonstrating the sites for limited point DVT US examination and US images of a Popliteal vein thrombosis have been added to the Deep venous thrombosis page in the Haematological Disorders section.

New images of Labour, Placenta praevia, External female genital anatomy, Uterine anatomy and Positions of the uterus have been added to the relevant pages in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology section.

Four new images have been added to the relevant pages – Eye and lid anatomy, Epiphyseal anatomy, Compartments of the leg and Evans classification of intertrochanteric NOF fractures.

Another 4 images have been added to the relevant pages. These are: Anterior cardiac anatomy, Base of skull bone anatomy, Burn depth appearance and Bronchial appearance in chronic asthma.

Four more images have been added to the relevant pages: Afferent sensory tracts, Ascitic tap technique, IABP and Anaemia – microscopic view.

Two additional images of paediatric IV access sites and tibial I/O access have been added to the Peripheral intravenous access and Paediatric resuscitation pages in the Resuscitation section.

Images demonstrating the location and technique for making a cricothyroidotomy skin incision have been added to the Surgical Airway page in the Resuscitation section.

Five new resuscitation images have been added to the relevant pages. They are: Infant CPR technique. Infant ventilation technique, Oropharyngeal airway insertion technique and Endotracheal intubation operator’s view.

An US image demonstrating a loculated pleural effusion with pleural adhesions at the proposed drainage site has been added to the Pleural effusion page in the Respiratory disorders section.

A new image illustrating the appearance of the major deep veins in the leg when examined by US has been added to the Deep venous thrombosis page in the Haematological disorders section. As you can see it has been a thrombo-embolic kind of day today.

New images have been added demonstrating intraluminal thrombus and the method of AAA diameter measurement by US.

An US image demonstrating a subcutaneous foreign body has been added to the Subcutaneous foreign body page in the Trauma section.

New images demonstrating a popliteal vein DVT on compression ultrasound have been added to the Deep venous thrombosis page in the Haematological disorders section.

New images demonstrating saddle embolism, RV dilation, and pulmonary infarction on CXR and CT have been added to the Investigation in PE – imaging page in the Cardiovascular disorders section.

A new diagram outlining the process of neuromuscular transmission has been added to the Neuromuscular Physiology page in the Resuscitation section.

The role of a single progesterone level in determining pregancy viability in the first trimester has been added to the Miscarriage page in the Obstetrics & Gynaecology section, following the recent publication of a meta-analysis in the BMJ.

An ECG demonstrating fragmented QRS has been added to the ECG in Acute Coronary Syndromes page in the Cardiovascular diseases section.