Tillaux fracture
Fracture of the anterolateral tibial epiphysis commonly seen in adolescents. (Salter-Harris III tibial fracture) aka Tillaux-Chaput fracture.
Category Medical Specialty
Klumpke Palsy
Lower brachial plexus injury, with consequent weakness and wasting of the C8–T1 musculature. Augusta Klumpke (1859-1927)
John L. Lovibond
Biography Born on May 4, 1907 1929 – BA 1932 – MRCS LRCP 1933 – MA 1934 – MB BCh 1935 – MRCP 1936 – MD 1943 – FRCP Died on May 4, 1954 Medical Eponyms Lovibond angle (profile sign)…
William B. Bean
William Bennett Bean (1909-1989) was an American physician, medical historian. Bean syndrome (1958) [Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome] and spider naevi
Osborn Wave (J Wave)
The Osborn wave (J wave) is a positive deflection at the J point (negative in aVR and V1). It is usually most prominent in the precordial leads and most commonly associated with hypothermia.
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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
SCAD -- an underrecognised cause of ACS in the "low risk" young female patient. Management differs to atherosclerotic MI, with conservative therapy the mainstay.
Heart HQ: Christmas Heart Fun Facts
Heart HQ - Episode 13: Christmas! Fun Facts About the Heart. For example, did you know that more heart attacks occur on Christmas Day than any other day of the year? And that our heart beats around 100,000 times a day?
Persevering through a Pandemic
I’m trying something different on the Mastering Intensive Care project. A 6-part series on “Persevering Through A Pandemic”.
Ralph Ger
Ralph Ger (1921-2012) was a South African clinical anatomist, surgeon and educator. Ger's sign of scrotal dimple in testicular torsion (1962)