Adult CXR Cases 023
February 2022 Adult Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Daniel Escobar, Angela Pikus, and Alex Blackwell
Category LITFL
Owen C. Ward
Owen Conor Ward (1923-1921) Irish paediatrician and cardiologist. Eponymously affiliated with Romano-Ward Syndrome which he described in 1964
Cesarino Romano
Cesarino Romano (1924 – 2008) was an Italian paediatrician. Romano-Ward syndrome Congenital (autosomal dominant) long QT syndrome (LQTS).
Fred Lange-Nielsen
Fred Lange-Nielsen (1919–1989) Norwegian physician and Jazz musician. 1957 with Anton Jervell, defined syncope, LQTS and congenital deaf (JLNS)
Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome
Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome (JLNS) Congenital (autosomal recessive) long QT syndrome (LQTS) severe, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss
Anton Jervell
Anton Jervell (1901 – 1987) was a Norwegian physician with Fred Lange-Nielsen, described syncope, LQTS and congenital deafness (JLNS) in 1957
Douglas Prehn
Douglas Theodore Prehn (1901 - 1974) was an American urologist
Romano-Ward syndrome
Congenital (autosomal dominant) long QT syndrome (LQTS). Unlike Jervell-Lange-Nielsen, there is no congenital hearing loss (deafness) present
Winking owl sign
One of the first signs of vertebral metastases is disappearance of the pedicle on the AP X-ray. This is known as the 'absent pedicle' or 'winking owl sign'.
Mona Roberts
Mona Dew Roberts (1878-1936) was a Welsh General Practitioner and anaesthetist. Mona Roberts oropharyngeal airway (1916)
Network Five: Cardiology
Network Five Emergency Medicine Journal Club Episode 14 - Cardiology. Topics include HEART score, EDACS and the future of AI
Robert Beaver
Robert Atwood Beaver (1906-1975) was an English Anaesthetist, artist and engineer known for his development of the Beaver Respirator