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Forestier disease

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), the now more generally accepted name for Forestier disease; is a poorly understood, systemic condition characterised by progressive calcification and ossification of ligaments and entheses

Dom Hayes and Mike Cadogan
October 1, 2022

Pancoast Tumour

Pancoast Tumour is a primary bronchogenic carcinoma which arises in the apex of the lung at the superior pulmonary sulcus.

Thomas Morey and Mike Cadogan
June 3, 2022

Pancoast Syndrome

Pancoast Syndrome occurs secondary to local compression of brachial plexus and sympathetic chain by superior (pulmonary) sulcus tumors.

Thomas Morey and Mike Cadogan
June 3, 2022

Mondor disease

Mondor disease is a rare, benign condition characterized by thrombophlebitis of the subcutaneous veins of the breast and anterolateral chest wall.

Thomas Morey and Mike Cadogan
June 2, 2022

Penile Mondor disease

Penile Mondor’s disease (PMD) is an isolated superficial thrombophlebitis of the superficial dorsal vein of the penis.

Thomas Morey and Mike Cadogan
June 2, 2022

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

Mike Cadogan
June 2, 2022

Fridericia Formula

Fridericia Formula for calculating the QT interval on an (ECG) according to heart rate, described in 1920. Louis Sigurd Fridericia (1881-1947)

Mike Cadogan
June 2, 2022

Da Costa Syndrome

Da Costa syndrome (soldier's heart, neurocirculatory asthenia) most commonly considered a manifestation of an anxiety disorder

Thomas Morey and Mike Cadogan
June 1, 2022

Tietze syndrome

Alexander Tietze (1864 - 1927) was a German surgeon. Tietze syndrome: Idiopathic benign inflammation of one or more of the costal cartilages (1921)

Thomas Morey and Mike Cadogan
May 31, 2022

Bornholm disease

Acute, transient viral myositis involving intercostal and abdominal muscles associated with Coxsackievirus B. Eponym: Ejner Sylvest (1930)

Maeve McLaughlin and Mike Cadogan
May 30, 2022

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A vivid grouping

Adrien Barrère (1874-1931) produced a series of lithographs of the Professors in the Faculties of Medicine. First lithograph 'a vivid grouping' in 1903

Nicolas Peschanski and Mike Cadogan
May 20, 2022

Sixteen French doctors

Adrien Barrère (1874-1931) produced a series of lithographs of the Professors in the Faculties of Medicine. Second lithograph '16 French doctors' in 1906

Nicolas Peschanski and Mike Cadogan
May 14, 2022