Incomplete RBBB ECG
The Disorders of cardiac conduction page has been updated with the addition of an ECG of incomplete RBBB.
CHB with ventricular standstill ECG
An ECG of CHB with ventricular standstill has been added to the Bradycardias page.
Tillaux – Chaput fracture
The Ankle injuries page has been updated with additional information about Tillaux-Chaput fractures.
Image of the day update
30 new images have been added to the Image of the day gallery.
CXR gallery additions
Four new images have been added to the CXR gallery.
Orthopaedic image gallery updates
8 new images have been added to the Orthopaedic image gallery.
ECGs added to the ECG gallery
Seven new ECGs have been added to the ECG gallery.
Video quality improvements
A variety of videos on the site have had their image quality (and in some cases, duration) improved. More work on this is continuing.
Rabies
The Rabies page has had a number of additions and some reorganisation.
Angioedema
The Angioedema page has been updated, including more information about the treatment of idiopathic angioedema.
Recurrent crying and probiotics
The Crying baby and failure to thrive page has been updated, including some information about the role of probiotics in recurrent crying.
Post tonsillectomy haemorrhage
The Other oropharyngeal conditions page has been updated with additional information about post tonsillectomy haemorrhage.
Clinical decision rules or clinical judgement?
The Clinical practice guidelines page has been updated with additional information about how often clinical decision rules in Emergency Medicine are compared with non-standardised practice, and how they fare when they are compared – and the news is not encouraging for guideline writers. Schriger, DL, Elder, JW, Cooper, RJ. Structured Clinical Decision Aids Are Seldom … Read more
Emergency craniotomy
The Emergency craniotomy page has been updated including additional details of the use of trephines.
Light’s criteria for pleural effusion
The Pleural effusion page has been updated, including separation of Light’s criteria from other criteria used to classify pleural effusions into separate tables.
Dislocated hip relocation
The segment on the reduction of posterior dislocations of the hip on the Dislocated hip page has been revised and updated.
NAC and HCO3 and IV contrast
Another nail in the coffin of CIN and it’s prevention. The Intravenous contrast page has been revised with removal of NAC and HCO3 as therapies to be considered for the prevention of a probably non-existent entity! Weisbord, SD, Gallagher, M, Jneid, H, et al. Outcomes after Angiography with Sodium Bicarbonate and Acetylcysteine. New England Journal … Read more
Penicillin cross reactivity
The Penicillins and beta lactams page has been updated with some additional information about cross reactivity with penicillins.
Cushing’s ulcer not Curling’s
The Assessment of intracranial pressure page has been updated and the ulcer caused by increased ICP now correctly renamed as a Cushing’s ulcer, instead of a Curling’s ulcer as previously described. Thanks Simon for picking this up.
Admission criteria for head trauma
The Management of head trauma page has been updated with revised indications for hospital admission.