Inadvertent arterial puncture
The Central venous access page has been updated with information about management of inadvertent arterial puncture.
Pitting oedema
The Oedema page has been updated, including more information about the severity of pitting oedema.
Imaging of elbow injuries
The Elbow injuries page has been updated with additional information about imaging options (including US) for elbow injuries.
Random update Fellowship quiz
A new Random Fellowship quiz has been added to the quiz bank. This is a 15 point MCQ quiz of ACEM Fellowship standard of questions from update quizzes created over the last 18 months. The quiz selects different questions from the 140 questions in the bank so it will be different each time you take … Read more
October update quiz
The October update quiz has just been published here.
ICH and out of hospital cardiac arrest
The Post arrest care page has been updated with additional information about ICH and the role of CT in survivors who make it to hospital.
Assessment of JVP
The Cardiovascular examination page has been updated with additional information about the clinical assessment of the JVP.
Inferior MI ECG changes and culprit artery
The ECG in acute coronary syndromes page has been updated with new information regarding ECG changes associated with different culprit artery lesions in inferior infarction.
Chest wall tenderness in acute pericarditis
The Pericarditis page has been updated with information about the frequency of chest wall tenderness in pericarditis.
Anterior hip dislocation reduction technique
The Dislocations of the hip page has been updated with the technique for anterior dislocation reduction.
Captain Morgan technique
The Dislocations of the hip page has been updated including a description of the Captain Morgan relocation technique.
Elbow dislocation
Some additional information about the management and complications of elbow dislocation has been added to the Elbow injuries page.
Luxatio erecta
Some additional information regarding luxatio erecta has been added to the Glenohumeral joint dislocation page.
Interphalangeal joint dislocation reduction technique
The Hand injuries page has been updated with more details about IP joint dislocations.
US for distal phalangeal fractures
The Hand injuries page has been updated with information about the test characteristics of US for the detection of distal phalangeal fractures.
US for metacarpal fractures
The Hand injuries page has been updated with information about the test characteristics of US for the detection of metacarpal fractures.
Contrast administration and metformin
The Intravenous contrast page has been updated with information about contrast administration and metformin.
RANZCR IV contrast guidelines
The Intravenous contrast page has been updated with the very sensible 2016 recommendations from RANZCR regarding contrast administration and risk of AKI.
Suicide risk
The Suicide risk page has been updated with additional information about the risk of suicide following an initial attempt and associated risk factors.
Anti-psychotics in pregnancy
The Drugs in pregnancy and lactation page has been updated with information about the relative safety of anti-psychotics (except risperidone) in pregnancy.