Category Medical Specialty
Gibson murmur 680

Gibson murmur

Gibson murmur (machinery murmur) associated with patent ductus arteriosus. Eponymously affiliated with George Alexander Gibson (1906)

Cole-Cecil murmur 1908 340

Cole-Cecil murmur

Early diastolic murmur of aortic insufficiency radiating with axillary radiation. (1908) Cole and Cecil examined 17 patients with provisonal diagnosis of aortic insufficiency and mapped the site of maximal intensity and axillary radiation of the early diastolic murmur.Early diastolic murmur of aortic insufficiency radiating with axillary radiation.

Rufus Ivory Cole (1872 – 1966) 340

Rufus Cole

Rufus Ivory Cole (1872 - 1966) was an American physician, and the first director of the Rockefellar Institute for Medical Research. Cole-Cecil Murmur

SARS-CoV-2 the novel coronavirus of COVID-19 340

Apnoeic CPAP for oxygenation

Dr Stacey Turner demonstrates the pros and cons of different strategies for apnoeic CPAP for pre-oxygenation of COVID-19 patients prior to intubation (video).

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CXR Case 156

An 18 year old female presents with right sided pleuritic chest pain. describe and interpret her CXR

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Hoffmann-Tinel sign

Hoffmann-Tinel sign is paresthesia in the distal cutaneous distribution of an injured peripheral nerve evoked by tapping on the nerve more proximally.

Paul Hoffmann (1884-1962) 340

Paul Hoffmann

Paul Hoffmann (1884-1962) was a German physiologist and physician. Known for describing Hoffmann-Tinel sign for assessment of nerve regeneration and success of nerve sutures.

Jules Tinel (1879 – 1952) 340

Jules Tinel

Jules Tinel (1879 – 1952) was a French neurologist. Eponymously affiliated with Tinel's sign in the diagnsois of carpal tunnel syndrome

George S. Phalen (1911 – 1998) 340

George Phalen

George S. Phalen (1911 – 1998) was an American Orthopedic Surgeon. Phalen defined our understanding of carpal tunnel syndrome aetiology, assessment and management