William Warwick Wagstaffe
William Warwick Wagstaffe (Sr) (1843-1910) was an English General surgeon and anatomist. Eponym: Wagstaffe-Le Fort Fracture (ankle fracture)
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Wagstaffe-Le Fort Fracture
Wagstaffe-Le Fort Fracture: avulsion fracture of the medial aspect of the distal fibula due to avulsion of the anterior tibiofibular ligament attachment
René Le Fort
René Le Fort (1869 – 1951) was a French surgeon. Le Fort classified facial fractures in 1900 and published in 1901
Robert Adams
Robert Adams (1791 - 1875) was an Irish surgeon. Eponymously remembered for his contributions to Stokes-Adams syndrome
Timing, Tribes and STEMIs
Vic Brazil; smaccGOLD with an insight on conflict between "tribes" in everyday working environment can adversely impact upon patient care.
Top Gun and Punk Rock in the ER
ZDoggMD parodied the stereotype of the adrenaline-fueled ER doc. There's no truth to it, is there? Maybe you haven't heard of Deniz Tek?
Laws for the Navigation of Life
Peter Safar Laws for the Navigation of Life. Bureaucracy - a challenge to be conquered with a righteous attitude, a tolerance for stupidity, and a bulldozer when necessary.
Interpreting Chest X-Rays with Dr Eric Strong
Dr Eric Strong is Clinical Assistant Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and has created a YouTube Education Channel with a variety of well thought out, well paced, information rich, free lectures which deal with some of the…
Lessons from the Bromiley Case
In 2007, Martin Bromiley’s wife died due to medical error. The Bromiley case will be familiar to many of us. The lessons from this case can teach us stark lessons about our own leadership and teamwork. Martin’s story Martin and…
Approach to the Poisoned Patient
I chose to use the board game Operation as the foundation for the Approach to the Poisoned Patient flashcard.
Astley Cooper
Sir Astley Paston Cooper (1768-1841) British surgeon and anatomist.
Argyll Robertson pupils
A reflex iridoplegia characterized by small, irregular, unequal pupils, with near-light dissociation; absence of a miotic reaction to both direct and consensual light with preservation of the accommodation reflex. Classically associated with neurosyphilis.