Network Five: Orthopaedics
Network Five Emergency Medicine Journal Club Episode 22 - Orthopaedics reviewing papers on vascular injuries from knee dislocations, distal radius fractures and all things pelvic binders!
Category Medical Specialty
Auguste Nélaton
Auguste Nélaton (1807-1873) was a French physician and surgeon. Along with Wilhelm Roser eponymously affiliated with the Roser-Nélaton line
Network Five: Emergency Medicine Case Series
Network Five Emergency Medicine Case 1 discussing an interesting case of a patient who presents with chest pain and pre-syncope.
Gabriele Falloppio
Gabriele Falloppio (1523 – 1562) was an Italian physician and anatomist. Father of the condom to protect against STD's (specifically syphilis) Fallopian tube
Joseph Asherman
Joseph G. Asherman (1889 - 1968) was a Czech-Israeli gynaecologist. Asherman Syndrome (1948)
Asherman syndrome
Rare, acquired clinical syndrome presenting with amenorrhoea, menstrual disorders and reproductive dysfunction secondary to intrauterine adhesions.
Mallet Finger
Rupture / avulsion of the distal extensor mechanism of the finger, resulting in an inability to extend the distal phalanx at the DIP joint.
Jay Heidbrink
Jay Albion Heidbrink (1875-1957)was an American dentist and inventor. Anacin, Kinet-O-Meter, Valve, wrench, and many more
Mastering Intensive Care 082 with Will Bonavia
Mastering Intensive Care 082 with Will Bonavia. An ICU trainee’s perspective on learning, culture and wellbeing
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (ACPO or Ogilvie syndrome) is an under-recognized disorder characterized by acute and extensive dilatation of the colon in the absence of an anatomic lesion obstructing the gastrointestinal tract.
HELLP syndrome
HELLP syndrome develops in pregnancy characterized by the triad of haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and a low platelet count
Mastitis
Acute mastitis is usually associated with lactation and is frequently due to Staphylococcus aureus. It should be distinguished from simple “congestive mastitis” (breast engorgement).