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Wells Criteria for Pulmonary Embolus

Description What is the actual eponymous medical sign/syndrome/repair/classification… History Associated Persons Philip Steven Wells Alternative names Name Name Controversies Did they first describe or popularise or plagiarise? References Wells PS, Anderson DR, Rodger M, Forgie M, Kearon C, Dreyer J, Kovacs…

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Wells Criteria for DVT

Description What is the actual eponymous medical sign/syndrome/repair/classification… History Associated Persons Philip Steven Wells Alternative names Name Name Controversies Did they first describe or popularise or plagiarise? References Wells PS, Anderson DR, Rodger M, Stiell I, Dreyer JF, Barnes D, Forgie…

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Mirizzi syndrome

Mirizzi syndrome or extrinsic biliary compression syndrome, is a rare complication of cholelithiasis. Mirizzi syndrome is characterised by obstruction of the common bile duct (CBD), secondary to mechanical compression caused by the impaction of one or multiple gallstones in the neck of the gallbladder or cystic duct

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John Snow

John Snow (1813-1858) was an English physician. Snow is considered one of the fathers of modern epidemiology (the cholera cartographer); and a leader in the development of anaesthesia, medical hygiene and public health.

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Shigeo Satomura

Shigeo Satomura (1919 - 1960) was a Japanese scientist. Designed and developed the Doppler Cardiograph, blood-rheograph and trasncutaneous flowmeter

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Ziro Kaneko

Ziro Kaneko (1915 – 1997) Japanese neuropsychiatrist. Pioneer in the field of Geriatric Psychiatry in Japan. Doppler Flowmeter (1960)

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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Overview

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an insult to the brain from an external mechanical force, potentially leading to an altered level of consciousness and permanent or temporary impairment of cognitive, physical, and psychosocial functions.

Guido Fanconi

Biography Medical Eponyms Fanconi anaemia (1927) Toni-Debré-Fanconi syndrome (1936) – group of conditions exhibiting a defect in the reabsorption of glucose, amino acids, phosphate and potassium. Landsteiner-Fanconi-Andersen syndrome (1936) – Cystic fibrosis of the pancreas. Possibly same as Clarke-Hadfield syndrome.…