Category Medical Specialty
Auguste Broca (1859 – 1924) 340

Auguste Broca

Auguste Broca (1859 – 1924) was a French surgeon. Bankart lesion and shoulder operation

Bankart lesion 340

Bankart Lesion

Bankart Lesion: Antero-inferior detachment of the glenoid labrum associated with first-time traumatic anterior shoulder dislocations.

Henri Albert Hartmann (1860 – 1952) 340

Henri Hartmann

Henri Albert Hartmann (1860-1952) was a French surgeon.True General surgeon. Hartmann procedure, Hartmann pouch.

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Boerhaave syndrome

Boerhaave syndrome: spontaneous oesophageal rupture resulting from sudden increased intra-oesophageal pressure. Most commonly associated with emesis with incomplete cricopharyngeal relaxation.

Hermann Boerhaave (1668 – 1738) 340

Hermann Boerhaave

Hermann Boerhaave (1668 – 1738) was a Dutch physician, chemist, botanist and Christian humanist. The father of bed-side teaching. Eponymously affiliated with Boerhaave syndrome following his 1724 description of the death of Baron Jan von Wassenaer, Grand Admiral of the Dutch Fleet.

Pulmonary Puzzler 340

Above the clouds

Environmental Enigma: One of your colleagues tells you he is going to climb Mt Kilimanjaro next month. He has never been to altitude before and asks you how he can prevent altitude sickness while on his trek...

Pulmonary Puzzler 340

Puzzling out the PERC rule

A patient has chest pain and shortness of breath. Is there a way to rule out pulmonary embolism without further investigation? Can you use the PERC rule?

Pulmonary Puzzler 340

Puffed Post-Tracheostomy

An ICU patient has become increasingly 'puffed' post-tracheostomy. Can you figure out why? What are your going to do about it?

Pulmonary Puzzler 340

Alarmingly high pressures

A mechanically ventilated patient has high peak inspiratory pressures. You need to silence that incessant the alarm... What are you going to do?

Pulmonary Puzzler 340

Bronchospastic BP Badness

A young man has been intubated for severe asthma. Now his blood pressure is heading for the floor. What are you going to do about it? Think you can save a life?