Antibiotics for large bore ICC insertion in trauma
The Management of pneumothorax page has been updated, including the recommendation for pre-procedural antibiotics when placing a large bore ICC for traumatic pneumothorax.
Updates
Vaccination and the omicron variant
The Respiratory Coronavirus infections page has been updated with additional information vaccination and the omicron variant.
Anaphylaxis epidemiology
The Anaphlyaxis page has been updated with some additional information about epidemiology,
Congenital long QTc
The Ventricular arrhythmias page has been updated with additional information about congenital long QTc syndromes.
Traumatic pneumothorax
The Pulmonary injuries page has had a number of minor updates, including improved wording in the pneumothorax section.
Cardiogenic shock
A number of additions have been made to segments on Cardiogenic shock on the Types of shock page.
Venous lactate levels in gas samples vs fluoride tubes
The Metabolic acidosis page has been updated, including more information about how sampling affects lactate levels.
Termination of pregnancy
The Termination of pregnancy page has been reorganised and a few minor updates added.
Type 2 inflammation and asthma
The Asthma page has been updated, including information about Type 2 inflammation.
Hepatic cirrhosis
The section on Hepatic cirrhosis in the Hepatic diseases page has been extensively updated and revised.
Hepatic elastography
The Hepatic diseases page has been updated with a short segment on hepatic elastography.
Bougie and stylets
The Intubation equipment page has been updated with additional information about bougies or stylets
COVID-19 immunisation
The Respiratory Coronavirus infections page has been updated with some information regarding immunisation against COVID-19.
High flow nasal O2 in COVID infection
The Respiratory Coronavirus infections page has been updated with some information about the utility of high flow nasal O2 in the treatment of COVID-19.
Omicron variant
The Respiratory Coronavirus infections page has been updated with some information regarding the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Mandibular trauma
The Mandibular trauma page has had some minor updates.
Metabolic acidosis and ST elevation
A short segment on metabolic acidosis as a rare cause of ST elevation has been added to the Pseudo ACS patterns page.
Haemorrhoids
The Perianal problems page has been updated with additional information about the management of haemorrhoids.
Perianal haematoma
The Perianal problems page has been updated with additional information about perianal haematomas
Splenunculus
The Examination of the abdomen and GIT page has been updated with a short segment on splenunculus.