Category LITFL
LITFL Fellowship Finishing School FFS 680

Refeeding Syndrome

Refeeding Syndrome is the term used to describe the adverse metabolic effects and clinical complications when a starved or seriously malnourished individual commences feeding via oral enteral or parenteral routes.

William John Adie (1886 – 1935)

William John Adie

William John Adie (1886 – 1935) was an Australian neurologist. Best known for describing the tonically dilated pupil (Adie pupil) associated with absent deep tendon reflexes (Adie syndrome) and his description of narcolepsy