Anthrax
Some minor additions have been made to the Anthrax and other pages relating to potential biological warfare agents following a review on the matter recently published in the NEJM.
Bob Dunn
Paediatric IV fluid calculator
A paediatric IV fluid calculator has been added to the Web features page.
Total body weight estimator
A total body weight estimator (using height and arm circumference) has been added to the Web features page.
Lean body weight estimator
A lean body weight estimator has been added to the Web features page.
New navigation buttons
A variety of buttons have been added to the site to aid navigation for small devices and touch screens. More will be added progressively until the site is ‘touch friendly’.
IV steroids in severe CAP
The Management of CAP page has been updated with some information about the use of IV steroids in a selected population of patients with severe CAP. Bottom line is – sounds interesting, but not enough evidence currently to change practice.
Fusobacterium necrophorum pharyngitis
The Sore throat page has been updated with information about Fusobacterium necrophorum as a cause of pharyngitis.
Apologies for missing apostrophe pages
Due to the server not recognising certain types of apostrophes in the names of web pages, some pages with apostrophes in their titles (e.g. Reye’s syndrome, Parkinson’s disease etc.) have been unable to be accessed using version 1 or 2. This has now been rectified as we have found a style of apostrophe that is suitable to the … Read more
New paediatric weight and drug dose calculators
New paediatric weight and paediatric drug dose calculators have been added to the Web features page.
EDACS scores that might not need serial troponins
Print version 1 – Page 518 – Risk stratification of suspected ACS – Patients with an EDACS score of ≤ 5 may not need serial troponin testing, not ≥ 5 as stated.
Changes to Version 1
in response to feedback, we have made a few changes to Version 1. The colour of the stripe that appears at the top, side or bottom of the screen (depending on the window size) has been changed from red to grey, to be a little less distracting. When searching, the text that used to appear below the page on which the search … Read more
Sodium nitroprusside
The Drugs for hypertensive emergencies page has been updated with some additional information about sodium nitroprusside.
Angiodysplasia / angioectasia
The Lower intestinal haemorrhage page has been updated with some additional information about angiodysplasia/angioectasia of the bowel.
Gilbert’s syndrome
The Liver function tests page has been updated with additional information about Gilbert’s syndrome.
Frostbite
The Frostbite page has been updated with additional information, including the role of tPA in it’s treatment.
Chilblains
The Frostbite page has been updated with information about Chilblains.
Transfusion ratios and the PROPPR study
Following the publication of the PROPPR study, some additional information regarding transfusion ratios has been added to the Treatment of hypovolaemia page.
Hazards of smoking
The Smoking page has been updated with some additional information about the hazards of smoking.