Bob Dunn – Page 207 – The Emergency Medicine Manual

Scalpel blades image

19/04/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Wound management page has been updated with an image demonstrating different sizes of scalpel blades.

Suture needle image

19/04/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Wound management page has been updated with an image illustrating the different parts of a suture needle.

Vertical mattress sutures

19/04/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Wound management page has been updated with additional details and an image of vertical mattress sutures.

Horizontal mattress sutures

19/04/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Wound management page has been updated with additional details and an image of horizontal mattress sutures.

US features in threatened miscarriage

19/04/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Miscarriage page has been updated with a segment on the US features that suggest a threatened miscarriage will become complete.

A new Procedure list page has been created containing list of all the procedures listed in the ACEM Fellowship curriculum document, with links to the relevant sections of the manual. This is likely to be of most help to those studying for the ACEM OSCE exam. It can be accessed though the Web features page from the header … Read more

OSCE skills to review

19/04/201517/04/2015 by Bob Dunn

Whilst there are a myriad of potential OSCE topics that could be used in the ACEM Fellowship exam, here is a list of some of the areas I suggest you review carefully before the exam. These have been chosen for special emphasis as these skills are broadly applicable to a variety of situations likely to be tested in an OSCE exam and are drawn from the non medical expertise domains of the ACEM curriculum.

11 new images added

14/04/2015 by Bob Dunn

11 new images have been added to the Image of the day gallery.

Scaphoid fractures

12/04/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Distal forearm injuries page has been updated with revised and additional information about scaphoid fractures, particularly revising downward the need for immobilisation of suspected fractures with normal initial plain radiography.

US features of pregnancy

12/04/2015 by Bob Dunn

Additional details about the US features of pregnancy have been added to the Pregnancy page.

First trimester BHCG levels

12/04/2015 by Bob Dunn

Additional details about the lower limit of normal first trimester BHCG levels have been added to the Abnormal vaginal bleeding page.

Failed pregnancy

12/04/2015 by Bob Dunn

Additional details about the diagnosis and treatment options for a failed pregnancy have been added to the Abnormal vaginal bleeding page.

Estimation of gestational age

12/04/2015 by Bob Dunn

Additional details about how to estimate gestational age have been added to the Pregnancy page.

VT treatment algorithm

10/04/2015 by Bob Dunn

The VT management options algorithm on the Ventricular arrhythmias page has been corrected so the decision point ‘Na channel blocker toxicity or hyperkalaemia’ now has ‘yes’ and ‘no’ as options.

Acral lentiginous melanoma

06/04/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Melanoma page has been updated with details about acral lentiginous melanoma, the commonest form in dark-skinned people.

Intraosseous access

06/04/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Difficult intravenous access page has been updated with a substantial amount of additional information about intraosseous access.

US guided vascular access

06/04/2015 by Bob Dunn

The Difficult intravenous access page has been updated with a additional information about the techniques used in US guided vascular access.

Rapid infusion catheters

06/04/2015 by Bob Dunn

A new segment on rapid infusion catheters has been added to the Peripheral intravascular catheter insertion technique page.

MRI sequences

06/04/2015 by Bob Dunn

A new segment explaining commonly used MRI sequences has been added to the Magnetic resonance imaging page.

MRI scan access for Australian GPs

06/04/2015 by Bob Dunn

The list of MRI scans able to be ordered by GPs in Australia has been expanded on the Magnetic resonance imaging page.