IJ central venous access
The Central venous access technique page has been updated with a couple of additional advantages of the internal jugular approach.
Subclavian central venous access
The Central venous access technique page has been updated with a couple of additional advantages to the subclavian approach.
Antibacterial CVCs
The Central venous access page has been updated with additional information about antibacterial coated CVCs.
Correction – lateral medullary syndrome
There has been a correction to the segment on Lateral medullary syndrome on the Stroke syndromes page. The ipsilateral lower cranial nerve involvement has been corrected – it is lower motor neurone, not upper motor neurone as previously stated.
ICC insertion location
The Management of pneumothorax page has been significantly revised with an expanded section on ICC insertion location choices.
Acute asthma management
The Acute asthma management page has had a number of minor revisions and improvements.
Spacer use
The Bronchodilator agents page has been updated including some revision of the spacer use segment.
Management of pneumothorax
The Management of pneumothorax page has been significantly revised and improved in multiple different areas.
Assessment of pneumothorax
The Assessment of pneumothorax page has been significantly revised and improved in multiple different areas.
Pyelonephritis
The Urinary tract infection page in adults has had a number of modifications, including the addition of indications for imaging in UTI.
Intra-atrial block
A short segment about intra-atrial heart block has been added to the Bradycardias page, including links to and from the segment on p mitrale on The ECG and abnormal cardiac chambers page, with which it very significantly overlaps
Awareness during anaesthesia
The Anaesthetic risk page has been updated with a new segment on awareness during anaesthesia.
Mast cell tryptase
The Immunological investigations page has been updated with some new information about mast cell tryptase.
February 2018 update quiz
The February 2018 update quiz has just been released here. This takes the total number of quiz questions to 1800.
Cricothyroidotomy technique
The Surgical airway techniques page has been updated with some additional information about cricothyroidotomy technique.
Difficult airway
The Difficult intubation page has been significantly revised and updated.
Zollinger Ellison syndrome
A segment on Zollinger Ellison syndrome has been added to the Peptic ulcer disease page.
Differential of infective gastroenteritis
The Suspected infective gastroenteritis page has been updated with a revised and expanded differential diagnosis.
Log roll
The Assessment of major trauma page has been updated with a revision of the segment on the ‘Log roll’.
CT chest
The Assessment of chest trauma page has been updated with more details on the role of CT of the chest.