Abdominal

Additional causes in children have been added to the Lower intestinal haemorrhage page.

The Lower intestinal haemorrhage page has had a number of additional updates and layout changes.

Some additional minor updates have been made to the Upper GI haemorrhage page.

A short section on intubation has been added to the Upper GI haemorrhage page.

The Pancreatitis page has been updated with additional information about hyperlipidaemia as a cause, particularly noting the relatively low elevation in serum lipase.

The Uncommon causes of abdominal pain page has been updated with additional information about acute porphyrias.

A segment on assessment has been added to the Irritable bowel syndrome page.

A number of treatments that are now considered ineffective or not available in Australia or New Zealand have been removed from the Irritable bowel syndrome page.

Key points have been added to the Diverticular disease page.

The Diverticular disease page has been revised with an expanded segment on antibiotics. In particular stating that the quality of evidence for withholding antibiotics in mild disease is insufficient to conclude that antibiotics are of no value.

Some wording improvements of the Biliary US technique page have been done.

The Hernias page has been updated with a short segment on the differential diagnosis of groin lumps,

A CTA image of a splenic artery aneurysm has been added to the Other abdominal aneurysms page,

The Pancreatitis page has been updated with some wording improvements.

The Hepatic diseases page has been updated with a new segment on investigation of suspected hepatic encephalopathy.