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The Communication page has been updated with additional suggestions of short words that can easily replace short ones, as well as a few other tips on how to communicate effectively. I suggest you read this section of the book before you read anything else.
The Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis page has been updated with some additional information about risk factors and outcomes.
The Data collection page has been updated, including new segments on patient de-identification and data monitoring.
The Analysing the medical literature page has been updated with an expanded section on When should I change my practice?
The Experimental design page has had a variety of small updates.
The Ethics of research page has been updated with additional information about scientific misconduct.
The Sections of a scientific paper has had a variety of updates completed.
The Trial registration page has had a number of minor updates
The Emergency Department design page has had a number of revisions and additions.
The Diuretics page has been updated with additional information about loop diuretics.
The Hypertension page has been updated, including the AHA’s most recent definition of hypertension as well as a segment on secondary hypertension.
The Blood pressure measurement page has been updated, including additional information about correct cuff sizes in adults.
The Financial issues page has been updated with information about the cost drivers for increased expenditure in the US health system.
The Drug resistant organisms page has been updated with a segment on Critical antimicrobial resistance (CAR).
The Gynaecological disorders page has been updated with a segment on Cervical carcinoma.
The Patchy scaly red rashes page has been updated with a short segment on Koebner’s phenomenon in Psoriasis.
The Non ACS causes of elevated troponin page has been updated to include some new information about the prevalence of elevated Tn in the general ED population as well as the effect of renal failure on Tn levels.
The Troponins in ACS page has been updated with some additional information about the efficacy of a combined EDACS and single hsTroponin measurement. Pickering, JW, Flaws, D, Smith, SW, et al. A risk assessment score and initial high-sensitivity troponin combine to identify low-risk of acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department. Academic Emergency Medicine, 2017
The Inflammatory bowel disease page has been updated with some additional information about imaging in suspected Crohn’s disease.
The ECG in acute coronary syndromes page has been updated with additional information about ECG changes in RV infarction.