Caregiver burden
A new section on Caregiver burden has been added to the Aging page.
Updates
Deprescribing
A new section on Deprescribing has been added to the Aging page.
Frailty
A new section on Frailty has been added to the Aging page.
Referral of the elderly to ICU
A small segment about the referral of elderly patients to ICU has been added to the Determining the extent of medical treatment page.
Ferric carboxymaltose
The Microcytic anaemia page has been updated with information about ferric carboxymaltose.
Key aspects of shock assessment
A short segment outlining the key aspects of the assessment of a shocked patient has been added to the Assessment of shock page.
Scabies treatment
The Scabies page has been updated with reference to the role of imervectin in the treatment of scabies.
Cost effectiveness analysis
The Financial issues page has been updated with a section added on Cost effectiveness analysis.
Doxylamine for hyperemesis gravidarum
Details of the use of doxylamine for the treatment of vomiting in early pregnancy have been added to the Hyperemesis gravidarum page.
Henoch Shonlein purpura
The Other inflammatory conditions page has been updated with additional information regarding Henoch Schonlein purpura.
Sucrose as analgesic
The Analgesia page has been updated with additional information about the role of sucrose in neonates and infants.
Malaria
The Malaria page has been updated with additional information regarding distribution and incidence.
Gentamicin dosing table
The Aminoglycosides page has been updated with a dosing table for gentamicin according to patient age and indication.
History taking
The Clinical skills page has been updated with additional information about history taking a history and communicating with patients. This information is of particular relevance to ACEM trainees who are assessed using the Mini-CEX technique.
Post partum haemorrhage
The Post partum haemorrhage page has been updated to reflect that oxytocin is the preferred pharmacological agent, with some other minor modifications.
Echocardiography in aortic stenosis
The Aortic stenosis page has been updated with information about using echocardiography in assessment.
Cardiac arrest in pregnancy
The Advanced cardiac life support page has been updated with additional information about managing cardiac arrest in the pregnant patient.
Neonatal resuscitation
The Neonatal resuscitation page has been significantly revised and updated in multiple areas.
Salbutamol in bronchiolitis
The Bronchiolitis page has been updated to reflect the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation that a trial of salbutamol in infants < 24 months with suspected bronchiolitis is not warranted.
Quinolone peripheral neuropathy
A minor addition has been made about Quinolone induced peripheral neuropathy on the Sulphonamides and fluoroquinolones page.