Even fewer ‘should be’s’
We have spent quite a bit more time removing unwanted ‘Should be’s from the rest of the book and replacing them with more direct language. Quite a few pages of redundant text has been removed.
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Less ‘Should be’ – more direct language
We have spent quite a bit of time removing most of the ‘Should be’s from about half of the book with more direct language. It may not seem like much, but it has removed hundreds of lines of text and improved readability. We should be finished will finish the rest of the manual as soon … Read more
Website downtime today resolved
Hi everyone,Please accept our apologies for the website unexpectedly going down today.The issue causing the downtime has now been fixed, but please let us know if you experience any further problems.Please note that the vast majority of time the content of the manual is still available to you when the main part of the website … Read more
5 ECGs added to the ECG gallery
The new ECG gallery has had an additional 5 ECGs added to it, bringing the total to 171.
33 new ECGs added to the gallery
33 new ECGs have been added to the new ECG gallery, bringing the total in the bank to 166.
New ECG gallery
We have just created a new ECG gallery which has some major improvements compared to the old ECG gallery.The lightbox generates much larger images for viewing on bigger screens and is easier to navigate. The description of the ECG also stays hidden until you click on the information button. You can also change the order … Read more
Atlas = C1 and axis = C2
Due to the common confusion between the axis and atlas, wherever possible the names of the these vertebra have been replaced with C1 and C2.
Splenic infarction and wandering spleen have moved
The segments on splenic infarction and wandering spleen have wandered across to the Uncommon causes of abdominal pain page from the Examination of the abdomen and GIT page.
4 ECGs added to the ECG gallery
4 new ECGs have been added to the ECG gallery, taking the total number of ECGs in the gallery to 132
Fixed bookmark links
A number of non functioning bookmark links to other relevant parts of the manual have been repaired.
Side effects are no more
The few instances of the term ‘side effect’ remaining in the manual have been replaced with the term ‘adverse effect’.
Website downtime 25th Sept 03:45 – 07:45 AEST
Our server is being upgraded so the website may be down for up to four hours.This will occur on 25/09/2020 between 03:45 and 07:45 AEST.Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
Suture pull through table
A table for suture pull through values has been created from the text on the Sutures page.
Version 2 is not recommended – please use Version 1 or 3
The link to Version 2 from the menu bar has been updated with the words ‘not recommended’, as this version has not been updated for 2 years nor had any corrections made to it during that time. It should not be used as a guide for contemporary medical practice. Versions 1 and 3 are the … Read more
Link to Legacy edition removed
The link to the Legacy edition of the manual (the first online version that has not been corrected or updated since 2014) has been removed. The content of the legacy edition is now more than 6 years old and is no longer suitable as a guide to contemporary practice.
Version 1 table of contents problem
The table of contents in version 1 is currently not working properly. What we have tried so far to fix it has not worked, so we will be temporarily removing this version and will reinstall it from scratch this morning.Please use Version 3 whilst we sort this out. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience … Read more
4 ECGs added to the ECG gallery
4 ECGs have been added to the ECG Gallery
Online store problems in last 24 hours fixed
It has just come to our attention that problems with the online store have prevented payments for subscriptions being processed in the last 24 hours. The problems have been fixed and subscriptions can now be purchased as normal.The issue was caused by a software upgrade.Apologies to anyone who tried to subscribe/renew during that time.
Skin infection pages reorganisation
The pages relating to skin and soft tissue infection have been reorganised. They are all in the Infectious diseases section instead of being split between different sections and has created a new page called Other skin and soft tissue infections.
3 ECGs added to ECG gallery
3 more ECGs have been added to the ECG image gallery.