Vaccination and the omicron variant
The Respiratory Coronavirus infections page has been updated with additional information vaccination and the omicron variant.
Anaphylaxis epidemiology
The Anaphlyaxis page has been updated with some additional information about epidemiology,
Congenital long QTc
The Ventricular arrhythmias page has been updated with additional information about congenital long QTc syndromes.
Traumatic pneumothorax
The Pulmonary injuries page has had a number of minor updates, including improved wording in the pneumothorax section.
Cardiogenic shock
A number of additions have been made to segments on Cardiogenic shock on the Types of shock page.
Venous lactate levels in gas samples vs fluoride tubes
The Metabolic acidosis page has been updated, including more information about how sampling affects lactate levels.
Termination of pregnancy
The Termination of pregnancy page has been reorganised and a few minor updates added.
Type 2 inflammation and asthma
The Asthma page has been updated, including information about Type 2 inflammation.
Hepatic cirrhosis
The section on Hepatic cirrhosis in the Hepatic diseases page has been extensively updated and revised.
Hepatic elastography
The Hepatic diseases page has been updated with a short segment on hepatic elastography.
Bougie or stylet – which should I use?
The results of a large multi centre RCT published a few days ago may help settle some arguments about whether a bougie or stylet is better when intubating. And the good news is that (if you are adequately trained in their use) you get a very similar success rate with either – well at least … Read more
Bougie and stylets
The Intubation equipment page has been updated with additional information about bougies or stylets
Splenunculus CT images
Two CT images of a splenunculus have been added to the Examination of the abdomen and GIT page.
Distal pole scaphoid fracture Xray
An Xray image of a distal pole scaphoid fracture has been added to the Distal forearm injuries page.
COVID-19 immunisation
The Respiratory Coronavirus infections page has been updated with some information regarding immunisation against COVID-19.
High flow nasal O2 in COVID infection
The Respiratory Coronavirus infections page has been updated with some information about the utility of high flow nasal O2 in the treatment of COVID-19.
Omicron variant
The Respiratory Coronavirus infections page has been updated with some information regarding the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Mandibular trauma
The Mandibular trauma page has had some minor updates.
Mandibular neck fracture Xrays
Xrays of a mandibular neck fracture have been added to the Mandibular trauma page.
Metabolic acidosis and ST elevation
A short segment on metabolic acidosis as a rare cause of ST elevation has been added to the Pseudo ACS patterns page.