Droplet and respiratory/airborne precautions
The Infection control page has been updated, including making the differences are between droplet and respiratory/airborne precautions.
Updates
COVID-19 infection investigations
The Respiratory Coronavirus infections page has been updated with a reorganisation of the investigations section in COVID-19 infection.
Cardiac failure terminology
The Cardiac failure page has been updated, including the use of the most recent descriptive terminology.
Rate control in AF and heart failure
The Management of cardiac failure page has been updated, including information about optimum rate control in cardiac failure.
Cauda equina syndrome
The Low back pain page has been updated with additional information about the significance of residual urine volume measurement and imaging choices in cauda equina.
Reference change values
Information about the significant reference change values for a variety of analytes has been added to the Interpretation of investigation results page.
Biological variation
A new segment on biological variation has been added to the Interpretation of investigation results page.
Ocular granulomatosis with polyangiitis
The Wegner’s granulomatosis (aka Granulomatosis with polyangiitis) page has been updated with additional information about orbital involvement.
Pharmacological followed by electrical cardioversion in AF
The Atrial fibrillation arrhythmia management page has been updated with additional information about the effectiveness of a strategy of attempted pharmacological reversion followed by attempted electrical cardioversion in AF.
Feeding and eating disorders page reorganisation
The Feeding and eating disorders page has had a number of other updates, including a re-organisation to improve clarity.
Treatment of feeding and eating disorders
The Feeding and eating disorders page has been updated with additional information about treatment and prognosis.
Anorexia nervosa diagnosis
The updated diagnostic classification of anorexia nervosa has been added to the Feeding and eating disorders page.
Antipyretic treatment in children
The Febrile child page has been updated to make it clearer that antipyretic therapy may reduce the risk of febrile seizure recurrence.
Myocarditis and treatment of COVID-19 infection
The Respiratory Coronavirus page has been updated with additional information about myocarditis and treatment of COVID-19 infection.
COVID-19 Pathophysiology
The Respiratory Coronavirus page has been updated with additional information about the pathophysiology of COVID-19 infection.
Radiological features of COVID-19 infection
The Respiratory Coronavirus page has been updated with additional information about the radiological features of COVID-19 infection.
COVID-19 transmission and isolation requirements
The Respiratory Coronavirus page has been updated with additional information about disease transmission and isolation requirements.
COVID-19 infection in children
The Respiratory Coronavirus page has been updated with additional information about the differences in the features of COVID-19 infection between adults and children.
COVID swab site sensitivity
The Respiratory Coronavirus page has been updated with information about the sensitivity of COVID NAAT swabs from various sites of the body.
Barriers to communication
The Communication page has been updated, including additional information about barriers to communication.