Alveolar osteitis
A number of minor changes have been made to the Odontogenic pain page, particularly in the segment on alveolar osteitis.
Updates
Dental trauma
A few minor changes have been made to the Dental trauma page.
Ureteric calculi
The Ureteric calculi page has been significantly updated and reorganised, including additional information about the radiological features of calculi.
Small renal tumours
The Renal tumours page has been updated, including the addition of a short segment on small (<4cm) renal tumours.
Loin pain
The Loin pain page has been updated and has incorporated the contents of the Other diagnostic procedures page which is, alas, no more. A significant amount of content relating to imaging in loin pain has been moved to the Ureteric calculi page.
MRI for ureteric calculi
The Ureteric calculi page has been updated with information about the role of MRI in diagnosis.
Ureteric calculi Hounsfield units
The Ureteric calculi page has been updated with a table indicating the usual range of Hounsfield units for the different types of renal calculi.
Cement/lime burns
The Chemical burns page has been updated with revised information about the treatment of cement/lime burns.
Burn wounds
The Burn wounds page has been updated with a few wording changes to improve clarity.
Burns
The Burns page has had a number of updates regarding assessment and management.
Bitumen / thermoplastic burns
The Chemical burns page has been updated with revised information about the treatment of bitumen/thermoplastic burns.
Cutis verticis gyrata
Cutis verticis gyrata has been added as a complication of acromegaly, and the Pituitary insufficiency page has been renamed Pituitary diseases, to better reflect its content.
ICH score and mortality
The Spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage page has been updated, including details of the ICH score and mortality risk.
5 day suboxone treatment for opioid withdrawal
The Opioid antagonists & partial antagonists page has been updated, including information about a 5 day suboxone withdrawal treatment regimen.
Isopropyl alcohol
The Other toxic alcohols page has been updated with some additional information about isopropyl alcohol.
Hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar state
The Hyperglycaemia hyperosmolar state page has been significantly updated with revised and more detailed information regarding management.
ESR in GCA
The Giant cell arteritis page has been updated with new information about the test characteristics of the ESR in GCA.
ESR
The Other investigations page has been updated with more factors that affect the ESR.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
The Motor neurone disease page has been updated with some additional information about ALS
Cephalosporin allergy
The Specific allergens page has been updated with information about cephalosporin allergy.