Philibert Joseph Roux
Biography Born April 26, 1780 in in Auxerre, France Died March 24, 1854 Medical Eponyms Key Medical Contributions Major Publications Controversies References Biography Malgaigne JF. Éloge de M. Roux. 1855 Eponymous terms
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Working with the ED Admitting Officer
Dr Clare Skinner shares a Christmas tale and insights on working with the Emergency Department Admitting Officer.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 302
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 302 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind The medical trivia Christmas FFFF.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 301
It's Friday. Boggle your brain with FFFF challenge and some old fashioned trivia. Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 301
Erich Seidel
Erich Seidel (1882 – 1948) was a German ophthalmologist. The Seidel Test (1921) is used to assess the presence of anterior chamber leakage in the cornea following trauma.
Jean Alfred Fournier
Alfred Jean Fournier (1832-1914) was a French Dermatovereologist specialising in congenital syphillis, stressing the importance of syphilis as a cause of degenerative diseases and parasyphilitic conditions.
Austin Moore
Austin Talley Moore (1899–1963) was an American orthopedic surgeon. He was a pioneer in the use of the femoral-head prosthesis and Vitallium
Fournier gangrene
Fournier gangrene - a fulminant polymicrobial necrotizing fasciitis affecting the perineal or genital regions. Alfred Jean Fournier (1883)
Colles fracture
Colles fracture: Extra-articular fracture of the distal radius with dorsal angulation of the distal fragment. Abraham Colles (1814)
Meath Hospital
The Meath Hospital (Ospidéal na Mí) was the oldest voluntary hospital in continuous existence in Ireland; the oldest university teaching hospital; and a most significant hub of medical eponyms and notable names.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 300
It's Friday. Boggle your brain with FFFF challenge and some old fashioned trivia. Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 300
Richard von Volkmann
Richard von Volkmann (1830-1889) German surgeon, author of poetry and fiction. Multiple eponyms including Volkmann’s ischaemic contracture