James Mackenzie
Sir James Mackenzie (1853–1925), Scottish GP and pioneer cardiologist, invented the ink polygraph and defined arrhythmias, angina, and atrial fibrillation
Category LITFL
Yvonne Barr
Yvonne Margaret (née Barr) Balding (1932 - 2016) was an Irish virologist. Co-discoverer of Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) (1964)
William H. Park
William H. Park (1863–1939), NYC bacteriologist who advanced diphtheria antitoxin, milk safety, and defined ethical dilemmas in the case of Typhoid Mary.
Name that murmur
Eponymythology: heart murmur eponyms and named cardiac murmurs. Related eponyms, the person behind their origin, their relevance today, and modern terminology.
Defining Flow
Defining Flow: A Journey Through History and Science. The idea has been simmering for centuries, crossing disciplines, philosophies, and eras.
Airway – Cricothyroidotomy (surgical)
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Surgical Cricothyroidotomy - inability to oxygenate and ventilate with (BVM, LMA, ETT) and age >10years
What is Peak Performance?
Peak Performance and how to be your best when it matters most. How to be your ultimate self and healthcare professional without burning out and sacrificing what you enjoy.
Historical Journal Archive database
Searchable database for medical journal abbreviations, both modern and historical, aiding researchers in accessing articles to facilitate easier navigation of medical literature through improved referencing.
Adie syndrome
Holmes–Adie syndrome: a benign neurological condition marked by tonic pupils and areflexia, historically mistaken for neurosyphilis.
Cornelia de Lange
Cornelia Catharina de Lange (1871-1950) was a Dutch pediatrician. Described Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) in 1933
Charles Chaddock
Charles Gilbert Chaddock (1861-1936) was an American neurologist, psychiatrist, poet and medical translator. Chaddock sign and Chaddock wrist sign
Procedure: Nail bed repair
Emergency Procedure, instruction and discussion: nail bed repair - a deceptively simple injury that can lead to permanent nail deformity if managed incorrectly