Doppler US of appendicitis
A Doppler US image of appendicitis has been added to the Ultrasound of the bowel page.
US of appendicitis
Transverse and longitudinal US images of appendicitis have been added to the Ultrasound of the bowel page.
October 2017 update quiz
The October 2017 update quiz has just been published.
GTN dose
The Drugs for hypertensive emergencies page has been updated with dosing information about GTN.
NAC in STEMI
The Management of acute coronary syndromes page has been updated with information about the beneficial effects of NAC in patients undergoing PCI for STEMI.
Influenza management
The Influenza page has just been updated with more recent information about the initial management of influenza.
Rapid influenza testing
The Influenza page has just been updated with more recent information about the accuracy of rapid influenza testing.
PCC and DOAC reversal
The Reversal of anti-coagulation page has been updated, including more information about the role of PCC in reversal of DOACs
2000th update!
We have just posted the 2000th update to the manual since September 2012 – averaging about 500 updates each year (with many more minor changes). This helps to illustrate how medicine is always changing and why it is important to keep as up to date as possible – a text book published 2 years ago … Read more
Arthrocentesis and anticoagulation
The Arthrocentesis page has been updated with information about patients who are also anti-coagulated.
Spontaneous cerebellar haemorrhage
The Spontaneous intracranial haemorrhage page has been updated with additional information regarding surgical intervention for posterior fossa haemorrhages.
Glaucoma and IOP
The Glaucoma page has been updated, including information about the lack of sensitivity of elevated IOP in the diagnosis.
Iridodonesis in Marfan syndrome
The Marfan syndrome page has been updated with some additional information about iridodonesis.
Physostigmine in anticholinergic delirium
The Anti-muscarinic agents page has been updated with additional information about the effectiveness of physostigmine.
Diagnostic variability in COPD
The Assessment of COPD page has been updated with information about the diagnostic variability in patients initially diagnosed with COPD.
IV contrast allergy prophylaxis
The Intravenous contrast page has been updated with information about a 5 hour accelerated prophylaxis regimen.
Premature delivery survival rates
The Premature labour page has been updated with additional information about infant survival rates and rates of disability.
Fluoroquinones and ICP
The Sulphonamides and quinolones and Idiopathic intracranial hypertension pages have been updated with fluoroquinones added as a risk factor for increased ICP.
BNP in heart failure monitoring
The Assessment of heart failure page has been updated with the information that BNP outpatient monitoring does not appear to be superior to clinical monitoring in high risk patients.
Lateral medullary infarction – correction
The Stroke syndromes page has been updated with a significant correction. The features of lateral medullary infarction have been corrected and it has been correctly named as Wallenberg syndrome. Parts of it were confused with the Inferior medial pontine syndrome, which has now also been correctly described.