Healthcare expenditure in Australia and New Zealand
The Financial issues page has been updated with more recent information about healthcare expenditure in Australia and New Zealand.
Updates
New content quizzes 2013 reviewed and updated
All the New content quizzes from 2013 have been reviewed and updated.
Airway pad in children
The Paediatric resuscitation and Paediatric trauma pages have been updated with information about the use of an airway pad in children.
Burns fluids
The Burns page has been updated with some additional information about IV fluids following burns
Spinal cord injury
The Spinal cord injury page has had some minor additions and wording improvements.
Reflexes and muscle tone following spinal cord injury
The Spinal cord injury page has been updated with additional information about muscle tone and reflexes following spinal cord injury.
Elbow injuries
A variety of minor formatting and image resizing changes have been made to the Elbow injuries page.
CT following elbow dislocation
The Elbow injuries page has been updated with information about CT following elbow dislocation.
When extracorporeal elimination is ineffective
The Extracorporeal elimination of toxic compounds page has been updated, including a list of substances where it is of no benefit.
Cervical spine imaging rules
The Cervical spine injuries page has been updated with additional information about imaging rules.
Serotoninergic toxidrome
The Toxidromes page has been updated, including the addition of the serotoninergic toxidrome.
Olecranon bursitis
The Bursitis page has been revised, with particular reference to olecranon bursitis and the avoidance of bursal aspiration.
Paget’s disease
The Paget’s disease page has had a few minor updates.
Adverse effects of NSaline
The Intravenous fluids page has been updated with information from the recent ANZ RCT of NSaline vs plasmalyte in ICU patients that did not demonstrate any difference in outcomes. Finfer, S, Micallef, S, Hammond, N, et al. Balanced Multielectrolyte Solution versus Saline in Critically Ill Adults. N Engl J Med 2022 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35041780.
NSaline in DKA
The Diabetic ketoacidosis page has been updated indicating that NSaline is associated with a slightly longer time to acidosis resolution than other ‘balanced’ fluids.
Effects of prematurity
The Premature labour page has been updated with revised information regarding survival and effects on the child.
Management of trauma key points
The Management of the trauma patient page has had a key points segment added.
Maintaining coagulation in trauma
A segment on maintaining coagulation has been added to the Management of the trauma patient page.
Management of trauma
The Management of the trauma patient page has been significantly revised and reorganised to improve clarity, and links to other relevant pages have been added to improve utility.
Distal radial fracture management
The Distal forearm injuries page has been updated with revised information about distal forearm fracture management.