Thomas N. James
Biography Born Died Medical Eponyms Key Medical Contributions Major Publications Controversies References Biography Eponymous terms
Category Medical Specialty
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Description What is the actual eponymous medical sign/syndrome/repair/classification… History 1888 – Senile rheumatic gout – William Bruce (1835 – 1920) – Senile rheumatic gout 1936 – Secondary fibrositis 1945 – Peri-extraarticular rheumatism – Holst and Johansen 1945 – Periarthrosis humeroscapularis…
Optimise don’t compromise
Review of the optimal intravenous fluid for different clinical scenarios. Discussion of the evidence and pros and cons of different intravenous fluids.
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
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