The Illusion of Perfection: Part 1
Illusion of Perfection. Medicine’s Most Dangerous Myth. Perfection is a lie. A neurological glitch wrapped in white coats and stitched into our stethoscopes.
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Philip Allison
Philip R. Allison (1907–1974), pioneering thoracic surgeon, defined reflux oesophagitis, advanced Barrett’s oesophagus, and led Oxford surgery
Norman Barrett
Norman Barrett (1903–1979), thoracic surgeon, pioneer of oesophageal surgery, first repair of Boerhaave’s syndrome, and namesake of Barrett’s oesophagus.
Procedure: Sutures and Staples
Emergency Procedure: closing lacerations. Three updated videos covering the Simple Suture, Advanced Skills and Stapling
Tuning Fork Tests (Weber and Rinne)
The Weber and Rinne tuning fork tests differentiate conductive from sensorineural hearing loss using the principles of bone and air conduction.
James Mackenzie
Sir James Mackenzie (1853–1925), Scottish GP and pioneer cardiologist, invented the ink polygraph and defined arrhythmias, angina, and atrial fibrillation
Yvonne Barr
Yvonne Margaret (née Barr) Balding (1932 - 2016) was an Irish virologist. Co-discoverer of Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) (1964)
Henri Huchard
Henri Huchard (1844–1910), French cardiologist at Necker, defined “cardio-arterial” disease, described Huchard’s sign, and helped shape early hypertension care.
Alexander Tietze
Alexander Tietze (1864–1927), German surgeon who described Tietze syndrome. Expert in emergency surgery and civic leader in Breslau during WWI.
Will Pickles
W.N. Pickles (1885–1969), rural GP and epidemiologist, defined Bornholm disease in Britain and shaped modern public health through detailed field observation.
Texidor’s Twinge
Texidor’s Twinge (Precordial Catch Syndrome): benign, sharp chest pain in youth, first described in 1892, clarified by Miller, Texidor, and Asher in the 1950s.
Tietze syndrome
Tietze syndrome: benign swelling of upper costochondral cartilage, causing localized chest pain. Often confused with costochondritis; self-limiting.