Löffler (Loeffler) syndrome is a transient, self-limiting, and benign pulmonary eosinophilia, characterised by pulmonary opacities on X-ray, elevated blood eosinophils and an acute onset of potential symptoms of mainly cough and dyspnoea.
Jean-François Calot (1861-1944) was a French surgeon. Eponymously associated with Calot’s Triangle (cystohepatic triangle) (1890)
John Cyprian Phipps Williams (1922 - ) New Zealand cardiologist. Eponymously remembered for Williams syndrome (1961)
Abdominal CT: Windows advanced. How do I adjust the window settings to evaluate ANY structure?
Abdominal CT: Windows basics. Changing the window settings and reviewing soft tissue, bone, and lung windows
Abdominal CT: Measuring attenuation. We can use attenuation to interrogate the images for fluid, masses and fatty infiltration
Abdominal CT: Planes. How is CT different from X-ray? What are the Computed Tomography planes - axial, coronal, and sagittal
Abdominal CT: Common Terms used to describe pathology seen on CT images. Including thickened, fat stranding and fluid
Abdominal CT: Basics. How to speak like a radiologist. Here we review the basics of attenuation, enhancement and orientation
What is the role of Abdominal CT? When should you order and What are the alternate imaging options?
Hypertonic Saline vs Mannitol - The Answer? The perennial debate of which osmotic agent to use to reduce elevated ICP still rages on.
15% of the population are Rhesus negative; Rh D immunoglobulin is administered to non-sensitised Rh D negative women to prevent the development of Rh D antibodies and in so doing prevent Rh D induced haemolytic disease of the newborn.