Franz Chvostek Jr
Biography Born 3 October 1864 Professor of Internal Medicine in Vienna Honorary member of the Viennese Medical Society Died 17 April 1944 Medical Eponyms Key Medical Attributions Controversies Major Publications References
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Osler and Australia
Sir William Osler Australian connections and his Australian legacy is discussed in the Medical Journal of Australia.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 281
It's Friday. Boggle your brain with FFFF challenge and some old fashioned trivia. Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 281
Wilhem His Jr
Wilhelm His Jr. (1863–1934) was a Swiss cardiologist and anatomist. Bundle of His (1893) - atrioventricular (AV) bundle
Be a Guidewire Guru
A video by Dr Brett Nelson demonstrating the neat little trick of straightening a guidewire with one hand.
Pleural Effusion Case 002
A 27 year old man presents with fevers and increasing shortness of breath presents to your department. He has a vasculitic peripheral rash and feels generally unwell.
Ben Goldacre on Bad Pharma
Ben Goldacre speaks at TEDMED about publication bias, the cancer eating at the heart of evidence-based medicine,
Valproate: Still Big Trouble!
The patient from Toxicology Conundrum 055 with a massive valproate overdose arrives in the ICU, can you manage things from here?
Valproate: Big Dose, Big Trouble!
A man presents with decreased level of consciousness following a probable ingestion of 96g of sodium valproate. Can you handle this toxicological emergency?
Pneumonia Case 004
A patient presents with fever, cough and purulent sputum. What do you see?
Pneumonia Case 003
A 40 year old man presented with high fever, tachycardia and vomiting. You search for a source of infection; this is his chest x-ray.
Thomas Cuming
Thomas Cuming (1798 - 1887) was a North Irish physician renowned for works on aortic incompetence, cancum oris and peripneumonia in children.