Hans Kehr
Hans Kehr (1862–1916), pioneer of gallbladder surgery, introduced the T-tube for bile duct drainage; eponymously linked to Kehr’s sign of splenic rupture.
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Stephen Stigler
Stephen Stigler, statistician and historian, coined Stigler’s Law of Eponymy and advanced the history of statistics through influential books and research
Sidney Weinstein
Sidney Weinstein (1922–2010), American neuropsychologist linked with Semmes–Weinstein monofilaments and WEST sensory testing.
Josephine Semmes
Josephine Semmes Evarts (1916–1998), neuropsychologist linked with the Semmes–Weinstein monofilament examination.
William Macewen
Scottish surgeon Sir William Macewen (1848–1924) pioneered neurosurgery, bone grafting, and antiseptic technique, transforming modern surgical practice
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Procedure: Haematoma Block
Emergency Procedure, instruction and discussion: Serratus Anterior Plane (SAP) Block; a technique most often used for rib fracture pain
Luer syringe
Lüer syringe (1894). Unique graduated all-glass hypodermic syringe. Invented by Jeanne Amélie Lüer; Patented by Wülfing-Lüer
Courvoisier’s Sign
Courvoisier’s sign: palpable gallbladder with painless jaundice suggests malignant obstruction, not gallstones. A key clinical diagnostic clue.
Kernohan-Woltman Notch Phenomenon
Kernohan-Woltman Notch Phenomenon (KWNP): false localising sign with mass effect and ipsilateral hemiparesis via contralateral peduncle compression.
James Kernohan
James W. Kernohan (1896–1981), pioneer of glioma grading and the Kernohan notch, shaped modern neuropathology through diagnostic clarity and clinical insight.
Henry Woltman
Henry Woltman (1889–1964), Mayo Clinic neurologist, Kernohan-Woltman notch, stiff-man syndrome, and myxoedema reflex; leader in U.S. neurology