John Cheyne
John Cheyne (1777–1836), Irish physician, co-described Cheyne-Stokes respiration, advanced clinical neurology, and linked pupils to brain injury
Category Medical Specialty
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
Cheyne-Stokes respiration is a cyclical breathing pattern of apnoea and hyperpnoea, seen in heart failure, brain injury, and end-of-life settings.
Francis Dercum
American neurologist Francis Xavier Dercum (1856–1931), first described Dercum’s disease; pioneer in neurology, psychiatry, and medical education.
Rendu-Osler-Weber disease
Rendu-Osler-Weber disease (aka Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT)) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterised by epistaxis, cutaneous telangiectasia, and visceral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs).
Josef Thurner
Josef Thurner (b. 1927), Austrian pathologist and co-eponym of May–Thurner syndrome; led pathology in Salzburg and published widely on venous disease.
Robert May
Robert May (1912–1984), pioneer of scientific phlebology; co-described May–Thurner syndrome and the May perforating vein, advancing venous diagnostics.
Alfred Lewis Galabin
Alfred Lewis Galabin (1843-1913) English obstetric physician. Using an apexcardiogram he was documented atrioventricular (AV) block in humans.
Echo basics: Measurements and Reports
Echocardiography and valve measurements. Comprehensive assessment requires measurements to be made from 2D images and the waveforms generated during Doppler investigations
Neuro 101: Cerebral Hemispheres
Neuro 101: Cerebral Hemispheres. Clinicoanatomic correlation for frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital lobes. Overview of anterior and posterior arterial circulation
Non-traumatic Abdominal Ecchymosis
Non-traumatic abdominal ecchymosis of the abdominal wall and flanks (Grey Turner, Cullen and Stabler); scrotum (Bryant) and upper thigh (Fox) as clues to potentially serious causes of abdominal pathology.
Corneal foreign bodies
Corneal foreign bodies present with pain, watering, and irritation. Remove under anaesthesia, exclude penetrating injury, and arrange follow-up.
Horner Syndrome
Horner syndrome is associated with an interruption to the sympathetic nerve supply of the eye. It is characterized by the classic triad of miosis, partial ptosis, and anhidrosis +/- enophthalmos