David Spodick
David H Spodick (1927 – 2019) was an American Cardiologist. Eponymously affiliated with Spodick's sign in acute pericarditis (1974)
Category Medical Specialty
Carl Foerster
Biography Born Lissa, 1825 studied medicine at Breslau, Heidelberg and Berlin 1857 – Breslau as an ophthalmologist 1894 – life member of the Prussian House of Lords Died 1902 Medical Eponyms Key Medical Contributions Major Publications Controversies References Biography Grzybowski A,…
Förster-Fuchs Spot
Description Fuchs Spots is a term used to describe a raised, circular, pigmented lesion at the macular which develops after a subretinal haemorrhage has been absorbed. It is associated with moderate to high myopia. History of Fuchs Spots 1862 –…
Fuchs uveitis
Description Fuchs uveitis syndrome is a chronic non-granulomatous condition of uncertain cause. There is usually unilateral heretochromia iridis, white eye with stellate and grey-white keratic precipitates. There are no posterior synechiae. On Gonioscopy may see fine radial angle vessels which are…
Fuchs corneal dystrophy
Description Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy is characterised by bilateral endothelial cell loss. Examination signs include: central guttata – the presence of irregular warts or excrescences on Descemet membrane secreted by abnormal endothelial cells tiny dark spots caused by distribution of…
Frank J. Murphy
Francis John Murphy (1900 - 1972) was an American anesthesiologist. Murphy Endotracheal Tube and the Murphy eye (1941)
Right Bundle Branch Block (RBBB)
Right Bundle Branch Block (RBBB) activation of the right ventricle is delayed as depolarisation spreads across septum from left ventricle.
COVID-19 a personal perspective
A nurse practitioner’s personal and debilitating experience of long COVID - Mastering Intensive Care 063 with Naomi Pratt
Weil disease
Weil disease refers to the severe icteric form of Leptospirosis. Bacterial infection with worldwide distribution.
Communication and shared decision making
Mastering Intensive Care 061: A tribute to the global Intensive Care community for your COVID-19 efforts with Andrew Davies
Thinking Beyond Bleeding
Not all major trauma patients are hypotensive from hypovolemia: what are the differential diagnoses? with Caroline Leech
Abdominal Imaging Cases 012
November 2020 Adult Abdominal imaging cases and interpretation with Michael Avery; Joshua Davis; Kelsey Lena and Kyle Cunningham, MD