Prognosis and Palliation in TBI
Evie Marcolini talks about an aspect of neurocritical care that we commonly wrestle with:...prognostication.
Category Medical Specialty
Carl Westphal
Carl Friedrich Otto Westphal (1833-1890) was a German neurologist and psychiatrist. Westphal sign, Westphal syndrome, Westphall-Strümpell pseudosclerosis, Westphal-variant Huntington disease, Leyden-Westphal ataxia, and the Edinger-Westphal nucleus
Pediatric CXR Cases 017
November 2020 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Lizz Olson, MD and Kendra Jackson, MD
Thomas George Morton
Thomas George Morton (1835 – 1903) was an American surgeon. Eponyms include Morton's neuroma; neuralgia and metarsalgia
Non-traumatic Abdominal Ecchymosis
Non-traumatic abdominal ecchymosis of the abdominal wall and flanks (Grey Turner, Cullen and Stabler); scrotum (Bryant) and upper thigh (Fox) as clues to potentially serious causes of abdominal pathology.
Bifascicular Block
Bifascicular block is the combination of RBBB with either LAFB or LPFB. Conduction to the ventricles is via the single remaining fascicle.
AVNRT for two
Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT) is a type of SVT and is the commonest cause of palpitations in patients with hearts exhibiting no structurally abnormality.
Lethal and insidious
Addiction is potentially the most lethal disease we encounter in medical practice. As emergency healthcare providers we can have an enormous impact on 'years of life lost' by managing this illness well.
Adolf von Strümpell
Ernst Adolf Gustav Gottfried von Strümpell (1853 - 1925) was a German neurologist. Strümpell signs, Strümpell-Lorrain disease, Marie-Strümpell disease and Westphal-Strümpell pseudosclerosis.
Patients at the end of life
Mary Jo McVeigh explores the impact of abuse for children and young people and utilise a human rights construct for recovery.
Adult CXR Cases 012
October 2020 Adult Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Travis Barlock, MD and Breeanna Lorenzen MD
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD): avascular necrosis (AVN) of the proximal femoral head. The disease is usually insidious in onset and may occur after an injury to the hip.