Duverney fracture
Duverney fracture - isolated fracture of the iliac wing due to direct lateral compression fracture of the iliac wing. Joseph Guichard Duverney (1648-1730) in 1751
Category Medical Specialty
Franz Gall
Biography Key Medical Contributions Whilst practising as a physician in Vienna, Gall developed the ideas that led to his ‘doctrine of localization’ as a combination of psychology and functional anatomy. Gall was a gifted anatomist, however his functional anatomy was…
High emotion in the workplace: Session 3
Providing excellent peer feedback is broken down into 4 simple domains in the fantastic talk with Jenny Rudolph and the SMACC team
Wilhelm Ebstein
Wilhelm Ebstein (1836 - 1912) was a Polish-German physician.
Elizabeth Ramsey
Biography Key Medical Contributions Utero-Placental-Fetal Circulation Major Publications References
James V. Ricci
Biography Medical Eponyms Major Publications References
Ballistically Potent Vertigo
A 50 year-old woman sees the world spin round when she hangs up her washing. Can you make the diagnosis and effect a cure?
Edgard Hirtz
Edgard Hirtz (1849 - 1916) was German born, French trained physician. Hirtz Sign (1911) ore knee-chest position in pericardial effusion
What is Intensive Care really?
Knowing how to manage dying is just as important as preventing it. - Alex Psirides
Ebstein anomoly
Description What is the actual eponymous medical sign/syndrome/repair/classification… History Associated Persons Wilhelm Ebstein (1836 – 1912) Alternative names Name Name Controversies Did they first describe or popularise or plagiarise? References Ebstein W. Über einen sehr seltenen Fall von Insufficienz der Valvula…
George Budd
George Budd (1808 – 1882) was an English physician. Extensive reviews and publications pertaining to gastroenterology and hepatology. His principal works were Diseases of the Liver (1845), and Diseases of the Stomach (1855)
John Call Dalton Jr
John Call Dalton Jr (1825 - 1889) was an American physiologist.