Paul Louis Duroziez
Paul Louis Duroziez (1826 - 1897) was a French general practitioner, eponymous with Duroziez sign (1861) and Duroziez disease (1877).
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Letter From America #2
Bushy tailed and bright-eyed, I found myself a seat at the trauma review precourse at USC Essentials of emergency medicine in San Francisco. Beneath the vent of an overenthusiastic air conditioning system I soon stopped shivering as profound hypothermia took an insidious hold.
Post-op Pacing Puzzler
Nightshift, ICU and one of your post-op cardiac patients is showing some worrying Post-op Pacing Puzzler Possible Wenckebach Mobitz 1
Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Groups
Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Groups (EMUGs) is a diverse group of Point-Of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) enthusiasts and advocates who strongly believe that the utilisation of clinician performed POCUS in the Emergency Department improves care, optimises management and saves lives.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 185
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 185 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
ICE 002: Trampoline injury
A 9 year old boy fell while trampolining and struck his head on the trampoline frame. There was definite loss of consciousness but just for how long is unclear as the only witnesses were friends his age. The clinical image shows findings on the left side of his head.
John Madison Taylor
John Madison Taylor (1855-1931) was an American pediatric neurologist. He designed the first tendon reflex hammer in 1888
François Gigot de La Peyronie
François Gigot de La Peyronie (1678-1747) was a French surgeon. Eponym: Peyronie disease in 1743
The Magic of the Neuro Exam
The neurological examination in 3 minutes, on video - the highest form of art?
Carl von Liebermeister
Biography Born 2 February 1833, Ronsdorf Died 24 November 1901, Tübingen Medical Eponyms Liebermeister rule: Defining the relationship between pulse frequency and body temperature in fever. In fever, when the body temperature increases by one degree centigrade, the pulse frequency…
Faget Sign
Faget Sign: Relative bradycardia in association with fever (Temperature-pulse dissociation). Originally described by Jean-Charles Faget in patients with yellow fever (1859)
Liebermeister rule
Liebermeister rule: Defining the relationship between pulse frequency and body temperature in fever. Carl von Liebermeister (1833 - 1901)