Revised Baux score
The Burns page has been updated with information about the revised Baux score and prognosis following burn injury.
Updates
Clinical features of Hepatitis A
The Infectious hepatitis page has been updated with additional information about the clinical features of Hepatitis A.
Mandibular trauma
The Mandibular trauma page has had some minor revisions in the segment on the OPG.
Differential diagnosis of the painful foot
The Arterial occlusion page has been updated including a short segment on the differential diagnosis of the painful foot.
Causes of abdominal pain
The Causes of abdominal pain page has been revised and a few more causes added to the list.
Mondor’s disease
The Superficial thrombophlebitis page has been revised including the addition of a short segment on Mondor’s disease.
Valsalva in SVT
The Supraventricular tachycardia page has had a few minor modifications, including emphasising the usefulness of augmenting the valsalva manoeuvre.
Atrial fibrillation management
The Atrial fibrillation / flutter management page has been updated to improve clarity, especially in relation to anti-coagulation prior to cardioversion.
Patient satisfaction following trauma
The Psychological aspects of trauma care page has been updated with additional information on how to prevent psychological sequelae in trauma patients.
Anticonvulsants for seizure prevention
The Anticonvulsants for seizure prevention page has been updated with mostly formatting changes.
Anticonvulsants for immediate seizure control
The Anticonvulsants for immediate seizure control has been revised, with mostly formatting and prioritisation changes.
Valproate and levetiracetam dosing in status epilepticus
The Status epilepticus page has been revised, including an increase in the dose ranges for IV valproate and levetiracetam.
Pseudoseizures
The Assessment of isolated seizures page has been updated with additional information about pseudoseizures.
Incident debriefing
The Emergency Department response to disasters page has been updated with additional information about post incident debriefing.
Timing of intubation in hypovolaemia
The Airway management in trauma page has been updated with a short segment on the timing of intubation in patients with hypovolaemia.
Patient flow
The Emergency Department overcrowding page has been extensively revised with particular emphasis on hospital and ED patient flow.
VDK in suspected snake bite
The Management of snake bite page has been revised with specific reference to the VDK, it’s limitations, and (?lack of) role – following it’s recent removal from use in WA.
Myeloproliferative disorders
The Myeloproliferative disorders page has been updated, including additional information about treatment of these disorders.
Presepsin
The Assessment of sepsis page has been updated with a short segment on presepsin as a biomarker of sepsis.
CRP
The Serum proteins page has been updated with some additional information about CRP.