Updates – Page 67 – The Emergency Medicine Manual

Dual energy CT in renal colic

14/12/2021 by Bob Dunn

The Ureteric calculi page has been updated with information about dual energy CT.

Calcium PO4 = hydroxyapatite

14/12/2021 by Bob Dunn

The Ureteric calculi page has been updated with some clarification of stone names.

‘Idiopathic’ intracranial hypotension

14/12/2021 by Bob Dunn

The Intracranial hypotension page has been extensively reviewed and updated, including additional information on idiopathic intracranial hypotension – which is no longer idiopathic!

Resuscitative hysterotomy

09/12/2021 by Bob Dunn

The Cardiac arrest in special circumstances page has been updated with an improved section on resuscitative hysterotomy.

LVH

09/12/2021 by Bob Dunn

The ECG and abnormal cardiac chambers page has been updated with additional information about LVH

STEMI mimics table

09/12/2021 by Bob Dunn

The Pseudo acute coronary syndrome patterns page has been updated with a table summarising the features of the various STEMI mimics.

Post vaccination myopericarditis

09/12/2021 by Bob Dunn

The Acute myocarditis page has been updated, including additional information about post COVID vaccination myopericarditis.

Management of COVID

09/12/2021 by Bob Dunn

Some changes to better define the role of steroids and the management of shock in COVID 19 have been made to the Respiratory Coronavirus infections page.

COVID in pregnancy

09/12/2021 by Bob Dunn

A short segment on COVID in pregnancy has been added to the Respiratory Coronavirus infections page.

Optic head nerve drusen

04/12/2021 by Bob Dunn

The Assessment of vision page has been updated with information about optic nerve head drusen.

Polycystic kidney disease is now Polycystic disease

04/12/2021 by Bob Dunn

The Polycystic kidney disease page has been renamed Polycystic disease to emphasise the multiple organs that are commonly involved. The abbreviation PCK has been changed to PCD throughout the manual.