CT Case 096
30-year-old male presents following a work place injury. A 20cm metal rod has fallen on his face, resulting in a penetrating orbital injury.
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Klumpke Palsy
Lower brachial plexus injury, with consequent weakness and wasting of the C8–T1 musculature. Augusta Klumpke (1859-1927)
CT Case 095
A 66-year-old lady presents with left sided facial droop and hemiparesis, headache and vomiting. A CT stroke series is performed
Carl Westphal
Carl Friedrich Otto Westphal (1833-1890) was a German neurologist and psychiatrist. Westphal sign, Westphal syndrome, Westphall-Strümpell pseudosclerosis, Westphal-variant Huntington disease, Leyden-Westphal ataxia, and the Edinger-Westphal nucleus
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Returning to the clinical coalface after a prolonged absence is inherently challenging. The good thing is there are courses that can help you get back in the swing of things.
Colles fracture
Colles fracture: Extra-articular fracture of the distal radius with dorsal angulation of the distal fragment. Abraham Colles (1814)
November 8, 1895
On November 8, 1895 Wilhelm Röntgen, chair of physics at Würzburg, noted an unusual phenomenon, that would change the world of medicine
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Abraham Colles
Abraham Colles (1773 - 1843) was an Irish surgeon and anatomist. Eponym: Colles Fracture (1814) distal radius/ulna fracture
Ultrasound Case 112
A 30 year old woman who is currently 30 weeks gestation presents to the ED with abrupt, severe right loin pain.
CT Case 094
A 66-year-old lady presents with left sided facial droop and hemiparesis, headache and vomiting. A CT stroke series is performed
CT Case 093
A 57-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with fevers, cough and night sweats and recent weight loss.