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
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Fridericia Formula
Fridericia Formula for calculating the QT interval on an (ECG) according to heart rate, described in 1920. Louis Sigurd Fridericia (1881-1947)
Da Costa Syndrome
Da Costa syndrome (soldier's heart, neurocirculatory asthenia) most commonly considered a manifestation of an anxiety disorder
Tietze syndrome
Alexander Tietze (1864 - 1927) was a German surgeon. Tietze syndrome: Idiopathic benign inflammation of one or more of the costal cartilages (1921)
Bornholm disease
Acute, transient viral myositis involving intercostal and abdominal muscles associated with Coxsackievirus B. Eponym: Ejner Sylvest (1930)
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
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
Hoffman-Rigler sign
Radiological sign of left ventricular enlargement based on the distance between the inferior vena cava (IVC) and left ventricle (LV).
A Cluster of Surgeons
Adrien Barrère (1874-1931) produced a series of lithographs of the Professors in the Faculties of Medicine. Fourth lithograph 'A cluster of surgeons' in 1910
Chance fracture
Chance fracture is a transverse fracture through a vertebral body and neural arch. Described by George Quentin Chance, British radiologist in 1948
Twelve Professors of Pathology
Adrien Barrère (1874-1931) produced a series of lithographs of the Professors in the Faculties of Medicine. Third lithograph 'Twelve Professors of Pathology' in 1910
Baastrup disease
Baastrup sign (kissing spines) refers to an orthopaedic condition / radiological sign with enlargement and approximation of adjacent spinous processes with normal intervertebral disc height and neuroforamina