Stiff person syndrome
A segment on Stiff person syndrome has been added to the Other movement disorders page.
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Non fasting lipids are OK
The Cardiovascular risk reduction page has been updated with the recommendation that fasting for lipid sampling is no longer required. Mora, S. Nonfasting for routine lipid testing: From evidence to action. JAMA Internal Medicine 2016.
Tenckoff catheter AXR
The Peritoneal dialysis page has been updated with an AXR image of a correctly positioned Tenckoff catheter.
Paracetamol ingestion algorithm
The Paracetamol ingestion algorithm on the Paracetamol page has been updated with the expanded indications for oral activated charcoal contained in the September 2015 Australian management guidelines.
Paracetamol toxicity
Some minor revisions to the Paracetamol page have been made, including the NNT (7) for charcoal within 2 hours of ingestion.
Update quiz July 2016
The Update quiz for July 2016 has just been uploaded.
Osteoid osteoma
The segment on Osteoid osteoma on the Bone tumours page has been revised.
Prazosin for PTSD
The Torture and trauma page has been updated to include the use of prazosin for patients with PTSD.
Exertional rhabdomyolysis
The Crush injury page has been updated with information about the benign nature of exercise induced rhabdomyloysis (without heat stroke).
Thoracic US in bronchiolitis
The Bronchiolitis page has been updated to include that multiple B lines may be found on thoracic US.
Anticoagulation in AF and ESRF
The Cerebrovascular disease page has been updated with revised information about anticoagulation for patients with AF and end stage renal failure. Dahal, K, Kunwar, S, Rijal, J, et al. Stroke, Major Bleeding, and Mortality Outcomes in Warfarin Users With Atrial Fibrillation and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies. Chest 2016;149(4):951-59.
Aspirin for TIA
The Cerebrovascular disease page has been updated with revised information about the effectiveness of aspirin for stroke prevention in patients with TIA.
MRI for appendicitis
The Appendicitis page has been updated with new test characteristics of MRI. Petkovska, I, Martin, DR, Covington, MF, et al. Accuracy of Unenhanced MR Imaging in the Detection of Acute Appendicitis: Single-Institution Clinical Performance Review. Radiology 2016;279(2):451-60.
Seizures and driving
The segment on seizures and driving restrictions on the Management of isolated seizures page has been updated with reference to the Austroads: Assessing fitness to drive publication.
Buprenorphine
Some additional information about buprenorphine has been added to the Opioid antagonists & partial antagonists page.
Tolerance, dependence and addiction
The Illicit drug use page has been revised including a better description of the differences between drug tolerance, dependence and addiction.
Management of withdrawal in patients on MATOD
Additional information about the management of opioid withdrawal in patients on medication assisted treatment for opioid dependence (MATOD) has been added to the Opioid antagonists & partial antagonists page.
New journal scans pages
Two new journal scan pages have been created that contain the latest abstracts from all the journals most relevant to Emergency Medicine. One is called Emergency Medicine Journals and the other General Journals. Each has a series of tabs across the top of the page – click on the relevant tab to see the latest … Read more
Anatomy, orthopaedics and flowchart galleries upgraded
The anatomy, orthopaedic and flowchart galleries have just been updated to a more contemporary format with many additional images added. All the galleries can now be accessed through the drop down menu on the front page of the website.
Improved menu structure
The Menu displayed on the header bar on each page of the front part of the website has been improved to enable better navigation of the web features. Because of the improved menu system we have removed the links to the different web features from the text on the top of the front page.