Category Medical Specialty
William Stewart Halsted (1852-1922) 680

William Halsted

William Halsted (1852–1922), pioneering American surgeon, revolutionized surgery with aseptic technique, anesthesia, gloves, and the residency training model.

CMC radiology Cases 340 logo

Adult Ortho Cases 005

Xray and ultrasound (POCUS) evaluation of integrity of quadriceps tendon, patella tendon, and patella evaluating for tendon rupture and patella fracture.

Meigs syndrome 680

Meigs syndrome

Meigs syndrome: Triad of ascites with hydrothorax in association with benign ovarian tumor, that is cured after tumor resection. Described in 1934 by Joe Vincent Meigs (1892-1963)

Joe Vincent Meigs (1892-1963) 680

Joe Vincent Meigs

Joe Vincent Meigs (1892-1963) American gynaecologic oncology. Meigs syndrome, radical hysterectomy innovations and validation of Pap smear screening.

Johann Friedrich Horner (1831-1886) 680

Friedrich Horner

Swiss ophthalmologist Johann Friedrich Horner (1831–1886), eponym of Horner's syndrome, advanced ophthalmic surgery and neuroanatomical diagnostics

Chilaiditi sign and syndrome

Chilaiditi syndrome

Chilaiditi sign: rare condition with bowel loops interposed between liver and diaphragm, with symptoms (syndrome). Must differentiate from free air.

Horner Syndrome 680

Horner Syndrome

Horner syndrome is associated with an interruption to the sympathetic nerve supply of the eye. It is characterized by the classic triad of miosis, partial ptosis, and anhidrosis +/- enophthalmos

George Hoyt Whipple (1878-1976) 680

George Hoyt Whipple

George Hoyt Whipple (1878–1976), Nobel winner, advanced anaemia therapy, coined thalassaemia, and described Whipple disease in 1907.