Anticonvulsants for seizure prevention
The Anticonvulsants for seizure prevention page has been re-organised and updated.
Anticonvulsants in pregnancy
The Drugs in pregnancy and lactation page has been updated with additional information about anticonvulsants in pregnancy.
Routes of administration for seizure control
A short segment of the preferred routes of drug administration has been added to the The Anticonvulsants for immediate seizure control page.
Valproate for seizure control
The Anticonvulsants for immediate seizure control page has been updated and reorganised, particularly in reference to the need to avoid valproate in pregnancy.
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
The Idiopathic intracranial hypertension page has had a significant update and revision.
Valvular vegetation size and complication risk
The Endocarditis page has been updated with information about valvular vegetation size and risk of complications.
Carbetocin
The Normal labour & delivery page has been updated with information about carbetocin, the heat stable equivalent of oxytocin.
H Pylori
The Peptic ulcer disease page has been updated with additional information about H Pylori testing.
PEG tubes
The Gastrointestinal devices page has been updated with some additional information about PEG tubes.
Sudden unexplained death in epilepsy
The Seizures page has been updated with a short segment on sudden unexplained death in epilepsy.
Facial fractures and antibiotic use
The Zygomatico maxillary trauma page has been updated to indicate that antibiotic prophylaxis is not required unless operative intervention is planned.
400th additional image added
We have just added our 400th additional image to the manual. We think there are now close to 1000 images in total, but we really haven’t got time to count them all.
Basilar artery aneurysm angiogram
An angiogram image of a basilar artery aneurysm has been added to the Investigation of suspected SAH page.
Pontine haemorrhage prognosis
The Spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage page has been updated with information about prognosis in pontine haemorrhage.
Pontine haemorrhage CT
A new CT image of pontine haemorrhage has been added to the Spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage page.
Tetanus
The Tetanus page has had a number of updates, especially in relation to testing.
Ablation for recurrent VT
The Ventricular arrhythmias page has been updated with a short segment on the ongoing management of recurrent VT
Tuberculosis
A variety of updates have been made to the Tuberculosis page, particularly in the area of testing.
Clinical probability adjusted D dimer levels
The Deep venous thrombosis page has been updated with a short segment on clinical probability adjusted D dimer levels to trigger further imaging in suspected VTE.
Syphilis
The Syphilis page has been significantly updated, covering multiple areas.