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Finkelstein Test not Eichoff 340

Finkelstein Test

A test for diagnosing de Quervain’s tenosynovitis, or snapping thumb syndrome. First described in 1930 by Harry Finkelstein (1883-1975)

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Adult CXR Cases 009

July 2020 Adult Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Alyssa Thomas MD, Claire Milam MD, Travis Barlock, MD and Breeanna Lorenzen MD

Karel Frederik Wenckebach (1864-1940) 680

Karel Wenckebach

Karel Frederik Wenckebach (1864-1940) Dutch physician. Eponymously affiliated with Wenckebach block (Mobitz type I AV block).

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Francis Rynd

Francis Rynd (1801 – 1861) was an Irish physician. Arguably the inventor of the hypodermic needle, performing and recording the results of the first hypodermic injection on June 3rd 1844.