Airway – Cricothyroidotomy (surgical)
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Surgical Cricothyroidotomy - inability to oxygenate and ventilate with (BVM, LMA, ETT) and age >10years
Category Medical Specialty
William Dabney
William Cec. Dabney (1849–1894) described epidemic chest pain (“Devil’s Grip”) and championed medical education, licensure, and public health in Virginia
Adie syndrome
Holmes–Adie syndrome: a benign neurological condition marked by tonic pupils and areflexia, historically mistaken for neurosyphilis.
Cornelia de Lange
Cornelia Catharina de Lange (1871-1950) was a Dutch pediatrician. Described Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) in 1933
Charles Chaddock
Charles Gilbert Chaddock (1861-1936) was an American neurologist, psychiatrist, poet and medical translator. Chaddock sign and Chaddock wrist sign
Procedure: Nail bed repair
Emergency Procedure, instruction and discussion: nail bed repair - a deceptively simple injury that can lead to permanent nail deformity if managed incorrectly
Procedure: Nail bed repair
Emergency Procedure: nail bed lacerations - a deceptively simple injury that can lead to permanent nail deformity if not managed carefully
Leslie Zieve
Leslie Zieve (1915–2000), American hepatologist; Zieve syndrome: jaundice, haemolysis, and hyperlipidaemia in fatty liver disease.
Leonardo Gigli
Leonardo Gigli (1863-1908) was an Italian surgeon and gynaecologist. Inventor of the Gigli saw for lateralised pubiotomy
Procedure: Serratus Anterior Block
Emergency Procedure, instruction and discussion: Serratus Anterior Plane (SAP) Block; a technique most often used for rib fracture pain
Procedure: Serratus Anterior Block
Emergency Procedure: Serratus Anterior Plane (SAP) Block; a technique most often used for rib fracture pain
Neuroimaging Cases 009
Neurocysticercosis. Third edition in our Neuroimaging case study series with guest editors Drs. Michael Leonard and David Weinrib