Menière’s disease
Menière’s disease is a condition characterized by the triad of episodic vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss, caused by endolymphatic hydrops of the labyrinthine system of the inner ear.
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Reactive arthritis
Reactive arthritis [archaic eponym: Reiter's syndrome] systemic, seronegative spondyloarthropathy secondary to a precipitating infection.
Weil disease
Weil disease refers to the severe icteric form of Leptospirosis. Bacterial infection with worldwide distribution.
Fridericia Formula
Fridericia Formula for calculating the QT interval on an (ECG) according to heart rate, described in 1920. Louis Sigurd Fridericia (1881-1947)
Bazett formula
Bazett formula 'corrects' the measured QT interval to a value (QTc) attributable to a heart rate of 60 bpm. Thus providing a QT interval value that a particular patient would theoretically have if their heart rate was 60 beats/min
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
Peutz-Jeghers-syndrome: A Syndrome gastrointestinal polyposis characterized by specific melanin pigmentations of the skin and mucous membranes
Aslanger Pattern
Description ECG pattern indicating inferior MI in patients with concomitant critical lesion (s) in coronary arteries other than the infarct-related artery. Patients with this pattern have multivessel disease and higher mortality History 2020 – Aslanger et al identified a specific…
Wallenberg Syndrome
Wallenberg Syndrome: neurological disorder with a variety of symptoms associated with posterior circulation ischaemic stroke. [AKA lateral medullary syndrome or posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome]
Bier Block
Bier Block; Intravenous regional anaesthesia (IVRA) provides a simple, safe technique for various surgeries on the upper and lower limbs. First performed by Bier in 1908 and fell into disuse
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD): avascular necrosis (AVN) of the proximal femoral head. The disease is usually insidious in onset and may occur after an injury to the hip.
November 8, 1895
On November 8, 1895 Wilhelm Röntgen, chair of physics at Würzburg, noted an unusual phenomenon, that would change the world of medicine
Barton fracture
John Rhea Barton described Barton fracture in 1838. Intra-articular distal radius fracture with radiocarpal joint subluxation