Kinnier Wilson
Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson (1878 – 1937) was an American-born British neurologist. Following his extensive work on hepatolenticular degeneration this condition is eponymously termed Wilson disease
Month December 2018
Bernard Kayser
Biography Born 6 August 1869 Bremen, Germany Died 11 May 1954, Stuttgart, Germany Key Medical Attributions Medical Eponyms Kayser-Fleischer Ring (1902, 1903) Controversies Major Publications Kayser B. Ueber einen Fall von angeborener grünlicher Verfärbung der Cornea. Klinische Monatsblatter für Augenheilkunde. 1902;40(2):22-25…
Kayser-Fleischer Ring
Description What is the actual eponymous medical sign/syndrome/repair/classification… History 1902 Kayser 1903 – Fleischer description in the same journal, a year after Kayser. His contribution went beyond that of Kayser, he recognised that the ring was a marker for a…
Ultrasound Case 034
A 22 year old man is brought in by ambulance after a rugby injury - he was sandwiched between two players. He is complaining of left lower anterolateral chest pain worse with inspiration.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 091
Here's the 91st feast of five funtabulous frivilosities featuring the children of today, the barber's pole, a zebra retreat, Dr Jekyll, Mr Hyde and Dr Doolittle, and the taste of semen.
Maybe clothing technology hasn’t gotten better
Early in the 20th century, explorers were busy trying to reach the poles and climbing mountains, simply because they were there. The casual observer from modern times must wonder how they were able to tolerate such cold temperatures without the…
CCC Update 004
CCC Update 004 features glucose control, echo for AS, sugammadex, post-arrest prognosis, SDD, physiotherapy, pandemic, bicarb and DKA, and HSV encephalitis
Ultrasound Case 033
A 49 year old woman falls off her bike, she is stable and has an abrasion along her right flank. You can feel a mass in the RUQ and perform an EFAST scan.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 090
In the 90th FFFF you will develop a new found fear of caterpillars, be mystifed by Obecalp, puzzle over what over 70% of antibiotics are used for in the good ole USA, weigh up the framing effect and undergo surgery in 1945 with an unusual implement...
Just how clean is that water container?
If you’re drinking water when recreating (and you should be), how important is choice of container to the cleanliness of the water? Proponents of water bottles certainly show how much easier they are to clean than your average hydration bladder.…
CCC Update 003
CCC Update 003 features the glycocalyx, septic emboli, VBG v ABG, splenectomy care, antibiotic timing, storage lesions, submassive PE & lit summaries.
Lasègue test
Description What is the actual eponymous medical sign/syndrome/repair/classification… History 1864 Lasègue 1880 Lazarević 1881 J. J. Forst the patient is placed on the bed in supine position, and we take the foot of the affected limb in one hand… holding…