Difficult intubation
The Difficult intubation page has had a few minor updates.
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New Format 1 files being uploaded
New Format 1 files are being uploaded. This may lead to some instability in Format 1 for the next 20-30 minutes. We suggest you use Format 2 if you experience any difficulties.
Mental health quiz
A Mental health quiz has been added to the Other quizzes page. It is a 10 question quiz drawn from a bank of 25 questions, so will be different each time you do it.
10 ECGs added to the ECG gallery
10 new ECGs have been added to the ECG gallery, taking the total number in the bank to 196.
Stylet vs bougie
A new segment about whether to use a stylet or bougie (and my opinion about it) has been added to the Intubation equipment page,
Airway bougies
Additional information about airway bougies has been added to the Intubation equipment page.
Bougie sizes and ETT compatibility table
A table of bougie sizes and ETT compatibility has been added to the Intubation equipment page.
Stylet sizes and ETT compatibility table
The Intubating equipment page has been updated with a table for stylet sizes and ETT compatibility.
Intubating stylets
The Intubating equipment page has been updated with additional information about stylets.
Inotropes and pressors key points
Key points have been added to the Inotropes and pressor agents page.
Inotropes and pressor agents
The Inotropes and pressor agents page has had a number of other minor updates and the role of dopamine further de-emphasised.
Pharmacology of adrenaline
The Inotropes page has been updated with some updated and additional information about the pharmacology of adrenaline.
Administration of inotropes
The Inotropes page has been updated with some additional information about the administration of inotropes.
Steps in a procedure
The Procedural sedation page has been updated with a new segment on procedural steps.
US appearance of nerves
The Ultrasonography page has been updated with additional information about the appearance of tissue of nerves.
Beam width effects
The Ultrasonography page has been updated with additional information about beam width effects.
Format 1 and 2 file format uploads completed
New files for Format 1 and 2 have now been completed, so no instability in either version should be expected.
Format 1 file upload completed
New files for Format 1 have been uploaded and upload of files for Format 2 have commenced (11:57 AEDST).Format 2 may be unstable for the next 20 minutes, so we suggest you use Format 1 if this occurs.
New files upload starting now
New files for Format 1 and 2 will start to be uploaded immediately to the website. This may cause transient instability in the files, indexes and tables of content. Format 1 will be done first, followed by Format 2. If you encounter any difficulty during the upload, change to the other format as it should … Read more