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Bassler Sign

Anthony Bassler (1874-1959) was an American gastroenterologist. In 1913 he described Bassler sign: compressing the appendix to assist in diagnosing chronic appendicitis.

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Aaron sign

Aaron sign: referred pain felt in the epigastrium upon continuous firm pressure over McBurney's point, indicative of chronic appendicitis (1913) by Charles Dettie Aaron (1866-1951)

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Leland G. Hawkins

Leland Greene Hawkins (1933 - 1991) was an American orthopedic surgeon. Hawkins classification system for talar neck fractures (1970) revolutionized management and helped quantify the risk of progression to avascular necrosis

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Massouh sign

Farouk Massouh is a British General Surgeon eponymously associated with the Massouh Sign in acute appendicitis

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Ultrasound for LP

Wendy Chang takes us through the use of ultrasound for lumbar puncture and how this should be used consistently, not just for difficult cases and field cases.

Frank Wilson

Biography Born Died Medical Eponyms Wilson precordial leads Early description of WPW Key Medical Contributions Major Publications Wilson FN. A case in which the vagus influenced the form of the ventricular complex of the electrocardiogram. 1915. [Reprint: Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2002…