Magnesium links
A series of links to the segment on IV magnesium therapy in the Hypomagnesaemia page have been added to the Management of life threatening asthma, Hypertension in pregnancy and Ventricular arrhythmias pages.
Irritable bowel syndrome
The Irritable bowel syndrome page has been revised and updated.
April 2017 update quiz
The New content quiz April 2017 has just been published.
Neuromuscular blockade sensitivity – correction
The sensitivity of various muscle groups to neuromuscular blockade has been corrected on the Neuromuscular blockade page. The corrected text now indicates that : Sensitivity to neuromuscular blockade in increasing (not decreasing as previously written) order of sensitivity is large limb muscles diaphragm smaller trunk muscles laryngeal and eye muscles Thanks to Adam for picking this … Read more
Paediatric and neonatal fever links added
Links between the Febrile child and Neonatal fever and sepsis pages have been added to aid navigation and topic review.
Investigation of the febrile neonate
The Febrile child page has been updated with information about the investigation and management of selected cases of older neonates with fever.
Cardiac monitoring in suspected ACS
The Management of suspected acute coronary syndromes page has been updated with additional information about indications for cardiac monitoring in the ED.
Paediatric CAP
The Paediatric pneumonia page has been updated with some information about the epidemiology of CAP in children and links to other adult CAP related pages added.
Safety of MRI for pacemakers and ICDs
The Magnetic Resonance Imaging page has been updated with information about the safety of MRI for patients with non-MRI approved pacemakers and ICDs.
Risk of long term opioid use following an ED visit for pain
The Opioids page has been updated with information about the very small risk of long term opioid use following an ED visit for pain.
E-cigarettes and carcinogen exposure
The Smoking page has been updated with information indicating that smokers of e-cigarettes appear to have lower exposure to potential carcinogens than regular smokers.
AUD$20 discount for print and online purchases
We are pleased to have upgraded our software to be able to provide you with a AUD$20 discount when you purchase 2 products at the same time, and AUD$40 when you purchase 3 or more products from our online store. This means that if you want to buy an online subscription and a print version … Read more
New FAQ section
The new support section of the website has also just had a ‘FAQ’ page added, with answers to the most commonly asked questions about the function of the website added.
New support system
We have just introduced a new support system for subscribers having any difficulty with the website. You can now generate a support ticket and track all correspondence related to that issue from within the website. The support area can be found by clicking on the ‘Support’ tab in the members section (My details) of the … Read more
Syncope and orthostatic hypotension
The Syncope page has been revised, particularly the segment on orthostatic hypotension and laboratory investigations.
Near syncope
The Syncope page has been updated to include a small section on near syncope.
AB and A group plasma
The Treatment of hypovolaemia and Clotting factor replacement pages have been updated with information about the use of AB and A group pre-thawed plasma.
35 images added to image library
35 new images have been loaded into the Image of the day library.
US image of benign thyroid nodule
The Thyroid page has been updated with an US image of a benign thyroid nodule.
Shapiro rule for blood cultures
The Bacterial cultures page has been updated including information about Shapiro’s rule for taking blood cultures.