Jacques Forestier
Jacques Forestier (1890-1978) was a French physician and rheumatologist, depiction of hyperostosis (1959) later called Forestier’s disease.
Category Medical Specialty
Norman James
Norman Reynolds James (1908-1987) was an Australian anaesthetist, inventor and educator. Harrington-James ventilator, James Autohand Ventilator, Royal Melbourne (R.M.) resuscitator
Medmastery: PPV and Specificity
Franz Wiesbauer looks at the impact of specificity and sensitivity on positive predictive value (and thus validity of a test) and why one has a bigger impact than the other.
Pacemaker Essentials: The basics
Medmastery Pacemaker Essentials course. 3 main types of pacemaker (single-chamber, dual-chamber, and biventricular pacemakers).
Medmastery: Mortality rate
Franz Weisbauer explains how to calculate mortality rates for various subgroups, proportionate mortality, and why proportionate mortality is not a measure of risk.
Nail Gun Injuries
Nail gun-related injuries are a serious occupational risk with potentially lethal outcomes. Nail guns were introduced in both industry and the general public back in 1959.
Thyroid function tests in pregnancy
Medmastery: Thyroid Disease Masterclass. Gestational thyrotoxicosis, TSH, and the factors that lead to abnormal thyroid function tests.
Network Five: Toxicology
Network Five Emergency Medicine Journal Club Episode 19 - Toxicology reviewing papers on chemical warfare agents, Clozapine and drug overdose in pregnancy.
Levetiracetam
Levetiracetam (keppra) is a drug used as an anticonvulsant as monotherapy, or an adjunct, and as a Tier 2 agent in status epilepticus.
Desmopressin (DDAVP)
Desmopressin (DDAVP) is a drug used primarily for diabetes insipidus, haemophilia type A, and von Willebrand's disease.
Amiodarone and thyroid function
Medmastery: Thyroid Disease Masterclass. The effect of amiodarone on thyroid function
Thionamides in thyroid disease
Medmastery: Review of the appropriate use of thionamides today, as we continue our journey through the Thyroid Disease Masterclass.