Dunn RJ
Bob Dunn The 6th print edition was released in February 2015, based on content that is now 4 years old. In the meantime there have been more than 1500 significant revisions made to the online version, but the print edition has not changed. This means that the 6th print edition is now not as up to date … Read more
A quiz on Anticoagulation has just been released. This is a 15 question quiz that covers all the areas of anticoagulation relevant to ED practice, including DOACs. The questions are drawn from a much larger bank of questions, so the quiz is different each time you take it. If you want to see what you … Read more
The Assessment of atrial fibrillation or flutter page has been updated with the addition of genetic factors and channelopathies as causes for AF.
The Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation page has been significantly revised, simplified and updated, reflecting the improved understanding we have of DOACs and anti-platelet agents.
The Assessment of atrial fibrillation or flutter page has been updated with the removal of the CHADS2 score and replacement of the CHA2DS2VASc score with the CHA2DSVA score.
The Atrial fibrillation arrhythmia management page has been updated with some additional information about the use of Flecainide.
A short segment about other management of new onset AF has been added to the Atrial fibrillation arrhythmia management page.
The Assessment of atrial fibrillation or flutter page has been updated with advice that TFTs are not advised acutely with new onset AF, but are better performed once the patient has recovered from the acute episode.
The OSCE topics page has been updated, including links to the physical examination sections of the manual and updating of page links.
A new segment on spurious hypotension has been added to the Blood pressure monitoring page. You might want to check a few things before acting on a single reading.
The Thoracic aortic dissection page has been updated, including more information about the management of acute aortic ulcers.
2 images of a peri-aortic haematoma due to an aortic ulcer have been added to the Thoracic aortic dissection page.
The Paracetamol page has been extensively revised and updated, including simplification and removal of some redundant content.
The Paediatric orthopaedic conditions page has been updated with additional information about pulled elbow.
The Extent of medical treatment page has been revised with a substantially updated segment on substituted decision making.
The Toxic marine ingestions page has been updated with a new segment on Amnestic shellfish poisoning.
The Paediatric orthopaedic conditions page has been updated, including some additional information about the diagnosis of septic arthritis in children.
The Osteomyelitis page has had a number of updates and improvements.
The Ectopic pregnancy page has been updated with the US features of corpus luteal cysts.
The Pregnancy page has been updated with additional information about yolk sacs.