Acute asthma management
The Acute asthma management page has had a number of minor revisions and improvements.
Updates
Spacer use
The Bronchodilator agents page has been updated including some revision of the spacer use segment.
Management of pneumothorax
The Management of pneumothorax page has been significantly revised and improved in multiple different areas.
Assessment of pneumothorax
The Assessment of pneumothorax page has been significantly revised and improved in multiple different areas.
Pyelonephritis
The Urinary tract infection page in adults has had a number of modifications, including the addition of indications for imaging in UTI.
Intra-atrial block
A short segment about intra-atrial heart block has been added to the Bradycardias page, including links to and from the segment on p mitrale on The ECG and abnormal cardiac chambers page, with which it very significantly overlaps
Awareness during anaesthesia
The Anaesthetic risk page has been updated with a new segment on awareness during anaesthesia.
Mast cell tryptase
The Immunological investigations page has been updated with some new information about mast cell tryptase.
Cricothyroidotomy technique
The Surgical airway techniques page has been updated with some additional information about cricothyroidotomy technique.
Difficult airway
The Difficult intubation page has been significantly revised and updated.
Zollinger Ellison syndrome
A segment on Zollinger Ellison syndrome has been added to the Peptic ulcer disease page.
Differential of infective gastroenteritis
The Suspected infective gastroenteritis page has been updated with a revised and expanded differential diagnosis.
Log roll
The Assessment of major trauma page has been updated with a revision of the segment on the ‘Log roll’.
CT chest
The Assessment of chest trauma page has been updated with more details on the role of CT of the chest.
Rh isoimmunisation
The Rh isoimmunisation page has been completely revised, re-organised and updated – including the current RANZCOG recommendations for obstetric use of Anti-D.
Urinary tract infection in children
The Urinary tract infection in children page has been updated, including some minor changes to the section on specimen collection.
US guided peripheral venous access
The Difficult venous access page has been updated with some minor corrections and additional information about US guided access.
Ventilation in asthma
The segment on Ventilation in asthma on the Ventilation in special circumstances page has been revised and updated.
ROTEM values
The Coagulation testing page has been updated, including simplified actions to reverse coagulation deficits detected by ROTEM and normal ROTEM values.
Distal radial fractures in children
The Distal forearm injuries page has been updated with a re-organisation of distal radial fractures in children.