Hans Chiari
Hans Chiari (1851-1916) was an Austrian pathologist. Eponymously affiliated with the Chiari malformation; Type II Chiari malformation (Arnold–Chiari malformation) and Budd–Chiari syndrome
Category Medical Specialty
Procedure: Radial Arterial Line
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Radial Arterial Line, with a guide made in partnership with a recent publication in Emergency medicine Australasia
Charles Ballance
Sir Charles Ballance (1856–1936), pioneer of neurosurgery and otology, first performed facial nerve crossover anastomosis in 1895—an enduring milestone.
Procedure: Radial Arterial Line
Emergency Procedure: Radial Arterial Line, with a guide made in partnership with a recent publication in Emergency medicine Australasia
Malignant Hyperthermia
Malignant Hyperthermia = pharmacogenetic disease of skeletal muscle induced by exposure to certain anaesthetic agents; incidence 1:5,000 -> 1:65,000 anaesthetics (suspected); mutation in the gene coding for the ryanodine receptor
Carl Wernicke
Carl Wernicke (1848–1905), German neurologist who described Wernicke’s area and aphasia, and identified Wernicke’s encephalopathy from thiamine deficiency
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.
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
ICM Clinical Refresher Course
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)