Here is the 2009 errata that I copied and pasted a few months ago
FA p154 - Chlamydia - Types L1, L2, L3 - The Frei test is an older test that is no longer used commercially.
FA p218 - Paraneoplastic effects of tumors - Erythropoietin elevation resulting in polycythemia may also be seen in hepatocellular carcinoma and pheochromocytoma (in addition to the already listed renal cell carcinoma and hemangioblastoma).
FA p218 - Oncogenic viruses - EBV also can cause Hodgkin's lymphoma and oral hairy leukoplakia.
FA p364 - Seronegative spondyloarthropathies - Add in Inflammatory Bowl Disease Arthritis to the list. PAIR is the mnemonic to remember these.
FA p493 - HLA-B27 - Add in Psoriatic Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Arthritis to the list. PAIR is the mnemonic to remember these.
FA p494 - Hypochromic microcytosis - Add Thalassemia and Anemia of Chronic Disease (ACD). ACD is more often normocytic, but it can also be hypochromic/microcytic.
FA p499 - Most common esophageal cancer is squamous cell worldwide, but adenocarcinoma in the US.
Errors posted on 4-3-09 that remain unposted on the First Aid website (last updated 5-1-09):
FA p190 - Antibiotics to avoid in pregnancy - Erythromycin should be removed from this list as it is a class B in pregnancy. More specifically, erythromycin estolate should be avoided only in patients with current liver disease (not pregnancy) because of its potential for worsening liver damage.
FA p319 - Wilson's disease - remove "Choreiform movements" from the list of characteristic Wilson's features. Next to "Dementia" add Dyskinesia and Dysarthria.
FA p321 - Acute pancreatitis - Chronic calcifying pancreatitis section should refer the reader to Image #123
FA p333 - Lab values in anemia - "Transferrin/TIBC" should be replaced with "Transferrin or TIBC" since Transferrin is directly proportional to TIBC, and TIBC is roughly equal to transferrin x 1.4. As correctly stated, the "TIBC indirectly measures transferrin."
FA p343 - Aspirin - cross reference to additional section on Aspirin found on FA p369
FA p460 - Pregnancy - Lactation is induced by a "decrease in maternal progesterone" in the presence of high prolactin levels rather than a "decrease in maternal steroids."
FA p485 - Lung Cancer - Carcinoid tumor - carcinoid symptoms should include "Right-sided valvular disease" as correctly stated in additional Carcinoid section found on FA p291
FA p495 - Philadelphia chromosome (bcr-abl) - remove "AML" and replace with "ALL"
FA p498 - "Worst headache of my life" - should be "Subarachnoid hemorrhage" rather than "Berry aneurysm." To further clarify, the most common cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage is a ruptured berry aneurysm.
FA p501 - Most common type of non-Hodgkin's - should be "Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma" rather than "Follicular, small cleaved."
Errors posted on 3-18-09 that remain unposted on the First Aid website (last updated 5-1-09):
FA p183 - Sulfa drug allergies - Add "celecoxib and probenecid" to the list of sulfa drugs (see similar section in FA p236)
FA p236 - Sulfa drugs - Add "acetazolamide and sulfonamide antibiotics" to the list of sulfa drugs (see similar section in FA p183). And please note that while sumatriptan is structurally similar to sulfa drugs, it does not cause hypersensitivity reactions in sulfa allergic patients.
FA p266 - Bacterial endocarditis - (last sentence of section) Strep. bovis is found in 15% of colon cancer patients.
FA p286 - Cushing's syndrome - (right margin) The upward arrows may confuse the reader into thinking that dexamethasone will elevate cortisol levels in those scenarios. It would be more accurate to replace all of the upward arrows in the margin with "unchanged cortisol" or "no change in the abnormally elevated cortisol"
FA p406 - Primary brain tumors - Medulloblastomas do not have "perivascular pseudorosettes" but do have "Homer-Wright rosettes"
FA p467 - Malignant breast tumors - The editors mistakenly removed the section on risk factors for breast cancer which include female gender, age, early first menarche, not becoming pregnant before age 30, late menopause, breast cancer in a first degree relative, BRCA gene mutation, and prior breast cancer.
FA p470 - Penile pathology - Erythroplasia of Queyrat is not "similar to Bowen's disease" but rather "a form of Bowen's disease."
FA p499 - The most common brain tumor in kids is astrocytoma > medulloblastoma > ependymoma.
From doctors in training
FA p154 - Chlamydia - Types L1, L2, L3 - The Frei test is an older test that is no longer used commercially.
FA p218 - Paraneoplastic effects of tumors - Erythropoietin elevation resulting in polycythemia may also be seen in hepatocellular carcinoma and pheochromocytoma (in addition to the already listed renal cell carcinoma and hemangioblastoma).
FA p218 - Oncogenic viruses - EBV also can cause Hodgkin's lymphoma and oral hairy leukoplakia.
FA p364 - Seronegative spondyloarthropathies - Add in Inflammatory Bowl Disease Arthritis to the list. PAIR is the mnemonic to remember these.
FA p493 - HLA-B27 - Add in Psoriatic Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Arthritis to the list. PAIR is the mnemonic to remember these.
FA p494 - Hypochromic microcytosis - Add Thalassemia and Anemia of Chronic Disease (ACD). ACD is more often normocytic, but it can also be hypochromic/microcytic.
FA p499 - Most common esophageal cancer is squamous cell worldwide, but adenocarcinoma in the US.
Errors posted on 4-3-09 that remain unposted on the First Aid website (last updated 5-1-09):
FA p190 - Antibiotics to avoid in pregnancy - Erythromycin should be removed from this list as it is a class B in pregnancy. More specifically, erythromycin estolate should be avoided only in patients with current liver disease (not pregnancy) because of its potential for worsening liver damage.
FA p319 - Wilson's disease - remove "Choreiform movements" from the list of characteristic Wilson's features. Next to "Dementia" add Dyskinesia and Dysarthria.
FA p321 - Acute pancreatitis - Chronic calcifying pancreatitis section should refer the reader to Image #123
FA p333 - Lab values in anemia - "Transferrin/TIBC" should be replaced with "Transferrin or TIBC" since Transferrin is directly proportional to TIBC, and TIBC is roughly equal to transferrin x 1.4. As correctly stated, the "TIBC indirectly measures transferrin."
FA p343 - Aspirin - cross reference to additional section on Aspirin found on FA p369
FA p460 - Pregnancy - Lactation is induced by a "decrease in maternal progesterone" in the presence of high prolactin levels rather than a "decrease in maternal steroids."
FA p485 - Lung Cancer - Carcinoid tumor - carcinoid symptoms should include "Right-sided valvular disease" as correctly stated in additional Carcinoid section found on FA p291
FA p495 - Philadelphia chromosome (bcr-abl) - remove "AML" and replace with "ALL"
FA p498 - "Worst headache of my life" - should be "Subarachnoid hemorrhage" rather than "Berry aneurysm." To further clarify, the most common cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage is a ruptured berry aneurysm.
FA p501 - Most common type of non-Hodgkin's - should be "Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma" rather than "Follicular, small cleaved."
Errors posted on 3-18-09 that remain unposted on the First Aid website (last updated 5-1-09):
FA p183 - Sulfa drug allergies - Add "celecoxib and probenecid" to the list of sulfa drugs (see similar section in FA p236)
FA p236 - Sulfa drugs - Add "acetazolamide and sulfonamide antibiotics" to the list of sulfa drugs (see similar section in FA p183). And please note that while sumatriptan is structurally similar to sulfa drugs, it does not cause hypersensitivity reactions in sulfa allergic patients.
FA p266 - Bacterial endocarditis - (last sentence of section) Strep. bovis is found in 15% of colon cancer patients.
FA p286 - Cushing's syndrome - (right margin) The upward arrows may confuse the reader into thinking that dexamethasone will elevate cortisol levels in those scenarios. It would be more accurate to replace all of the upward arrows in the margin with "unchanged cortisol" or "no change in the abnormally elevated cortisol"
FA p406 - Primary brain tumors - Medulloblastomas do not have "perivascular pseudorosettes" but do have "Homer-Wright rosettes"
FA p467 - Malignant breast tumors - The editors mistakenly removed the section on risk factors for breast cancer which include female gender, age, early first menarche, not becoming pregnant before age 30, late menopause, breast cancer in a first degree relative, BRCA gene mutation, and prior breast cancer.
FA p470 - Penile pathology - Erythroplasia of Queyrat is not "similar to Bowen's disease" but rather "a form of Bowen's disease."
FA p499 - The most common brain tumor in kids is astrocytoma > medulloblastoma > ependymoma.
