Skeletal growth
A segment on Skeletal growth has been added to the Principles of paediatric fractures page.
Updates
Mechanical circulatory support
The Mechanical cardiovascular support page has had a few minor updates.
Appendicitis
A number of other minor updates have been added to the Appendicitis page.
Appendiceal abscess
A new segment on Appendiceal abscess has been added to the Appendicitis page.
AF arrhythmia management reformatting
The AF arrhythmia management page has been reformatted to improve clarity.
Digoxin in AF
The AF arrhythmia management page has been updated with some additional information about digoxin.
Assessment of uterine contractions
A new segment on the assessment of uterine contractions has been added to the Normal labour and delivery page.
Premature labour
The Premature labour page has had a number of updates.
Relatives in the resuscitation room
The Patient relatives in the resuscitation room page has had a few minor updates.
SpO2 accuracy
The Oxygen monitoring page has been updated with some additional information about accuracy.
Warfarin reversal with 4 factor PCC (Beriplex)
The Reversal of anticoagulation page has been updated with additional information about the use of 4 factor PCC.
Acute kidney injury
The Acute kidney injury page has had a number of other updates and improvements.
Acute kidney injury definitions
The Acute kidney injury page has been updated with improved definitions.
Debriefing
The Emergency Department response to disasters has been updated, including a significantly revised segment on debriefing.
Phrase ‘benign intracranial hypertension’ removed
The phrase ‘benign intracranial hypertension’ has been removed from the manual – as idiopathic (venous) intracranial hypertension may not be clinically benign.
Obesity definitions
The Obesity page has been updated with information about the new definitions of obesity.
Obesity
The Obesity page has had a number of other updates and improvements.
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
The Idiopathic intracranial hypertension page has been updated – including venous sinus stenosis as the primary cause.
GBS
The Guillain Barre syndrome page has been revised and updated.
GLP-1 analogues adverse effects
The Other hypoglycaemic agents page has been updated, including additional information about GLP-1 adverse effects.