Related to this topic: Patient+ | Equipment | Books | Your Experience | Other resources | Glossaries
Print options:
Other options:
(what's this?)
PatientPlus articles are written for doctors and so the language can be technical. However, some people find that they add depth to the articles found in the other sections of this website which are written for non-medical people.
EMIS Medical Immediate Reference Update Jan to March 2007
This article lists the records changed in the first quarter of 2007.
This is the third update in the 2007 series:
We are refreshing and re-writing the dermatology section in this update:
- Becker's Naevus
- Blue Naevus
- Body Lice
- Cellulitis
- Compound Naevus
- Congenital Pigmented Naevus
- Halo Naevus
- Hand Foot and Mouth Disease
- Intradermal Naevus
- Junctional Naevus
- Keloid Scars
- Lambert's Syndrome (Ichthyosis Hystrix)
- Morphoea
- Orbital Cellulitis
- Photosensitive Eruptions (Photodermatoses)
- Polymorphic Light Eruption
- Scabies
- Sebaceous Cysts
- Sebaceous Naevus
- Strawberry Naevus
There are also updates in the following sections
Cardiovascular Disease
Congenital and Inherited Disorders
Gastroenterology
Gynaecology
- Abnormal Cervical Smear Results
- Cervical Screening (Cervical Smear Test)
- Endometrial Sampling
- Pipelle Endometrial Sampling (Procedure)
Infectious Diseases
Laboratory Medicine
- Hypoglycaemia
- Metabolic Acidosis
- Microalbuminuria
- Zinc Deficiency
- Zinc Excess and Zinc Toxicity
Neurology
- Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB)
- Fronto-temporal Dementia (Pick's dementia)
- Migraine
- Migraine Management
Obstetrics
Ophthalmology
- Acute Conjunctivitis - Assessment and Treatment
- Blepharitis
Orthopaedics
- Cervical Spondylosis
- Osteoporosis
- Sports Injuries - Basic Principles
- Trauma Assessment
Paediatrics
Primary Care and Thinking about Medicine
Renal Medicine
Respiratory Medicine
Surgery
Drug Articles
This is the second update in the 2007 series:
We are refreshing and enlarging our dermatological articles - those updated recently are:
- Discoid Eczema
- Erythema Induratum (Bazins Disease)
- Erythema Marginatum
The examination section is being improved with two significant re-writes:
Other articles we have updated as part of the regular rolling review process include:
- Aspiration Pneumonia
- Atypical Pneumonias
- Bornholm Disease
- Deafness
- Dual Diagnosis
- Dysphagia
- Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Erysipelas
- Group Psychotherapy
- Hand-Schuller-Christian Syndrome
- Help and Advice for Relatives of Demented Patients
- Herpes Simplex Eye Infections
- Hip Joint Replacements - What a GP Needs to Know
- Hoarseness
- Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic Non Ketotic Coma (HONK)
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
- Infection Control and Instrument Sterility for Minor Surgery
- Intraosseous Transfusion
- Keratomalacia
- Knee Joint Replacements - What a GP Needs to Know
- Lactic Acidosis
- Lipodystrophy Syndrome
- Listeriosis
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male Breast Cancer
- Malpresentations and Malpositions
- Managing Pneumonia in the Community
- Pneumonitis
- Pott's Disease (Spine)
- Pott's Fracture (Ankle)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis and Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH Secretion (SIADH)
There will be more updates in March which will considerably refresh a large proportion of Mentor on the web.
Creation of updates has been fully automated and this issue of 45 records has been produced using the new system.
Notable records issued or updated in this update include topical articles on:
- Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus (MRSA)
- Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) Positive Staph. Aureus
- Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Several articles have been updated in line with recent NICE Guidance:
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Management Of Hypertension
- Bipolar and Manic Depression
- Obesity Management in Adults
- Obesity - The Size of the Problem
- Drug Management of Obesity
We have begun a series of articles about tumour markers the first two being:
- Cancer Antigen 125 (CA-125)
- Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
We are refreshing and enlarging our dermatological articles - those updated recently are:
- Acne Conglobata and Rarer Forms of Acne
- Acne Vulgaris
- Chondrodermatitis Nodularis
- Pompholyx (Dyshidrotic Eczema)
- Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses
Other articles we have updated as part of the regular rolling review process are:
- Acute Otitis Media
- Alternative and Holistic Medicine
- Benzodiazepine Dependence
- Breast Lumps and Breast Examination
- Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM)
- Crigler-Najjar Syndrome
- Depression in Children and Adolescents
- Elbow Joint Replacement - What a GP Needs to Know
- Gilles De La Tourette Syndrome
- Hepatomegaly
- Hyperthyroidism
- Injections for Tennis or Golfers Elbow and Biceps Tendonitis
- Insect Bites and Infestations
- Meigs' Syndrome
- Motor Neurone Disease (MND)
- Nasal Allergy
- Papilloedema
- POEMS Syndrome
- Protein C Deficiency
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Spider Naevus
- Tennis and Golfers Elbow
- Thyroid Eye Disease
- Travellers' Diarrhoea
- Tuberculosis (and associated record Tuberculosis Management)
DocID: 6938
Document Version: 3
DocRef: bgp26057
Last Updated: 25 May 2007
Review Date: 24 May 2009
Disclaimer: Patient UK has no control of the content of the above links. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by Patient UK.
Related pages in Patient UK
Your Experience (^ top of page)
Please add your experience about this condition / medicineMedical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
April 2007 Update
April 2008 Update
August 2007 Update
Dec 2007 and Jan 2008 Update
February and March 2008 Update
July 2007 Update
June 2007 Update
May 2007 Update
May 2008 Update
Medical Authors
November 2007 Update
Sept and Oct 2007 UpdateOther - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
Medical equipment products related to this topic (^ top of page)

Books related to this topic (^ top of page)

Want to search some more? Use the Google Search box below to search our site.

Would you like to try our advanced on-line knowledge support system designed to provide professionals with relevant up to date information about recognition and management of disease or take the Mentor Challenge?
Disclaimer: Patient UK has no control of the content of the above links. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by Patient UK.
