Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 322
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 322 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind the medical trivia FFFF
Mary Broadfoot Walker
Mary Broadfoot Walker (1888 - 1974) was a Scottish physician. Mary Walker effect (1934); neostigmine and myasthenia gravis
José Manuel Rivero-Carvallo
José Manuel Rivero-Carvallo (1905-1993) Mexican cardiologist. Rivero Carvallo sign (1946), enhanced murmur of tricuspid regurgitation on inspiration
Ultrasound Case 108
An 18 year old presents with progressive swelling and erythema of his distal phalanx. The question was asked - is this a simple paronychia?
Emma Call
Emma Louise Call (1847 - 1937) was an American physician and obstetrician. Call-Exner bodies (1875)
Pandemic Sepsis and Inequality
Flavia Machado discusses Pandemic Sepsis and Inequality. Coda Cure: Conversation 4
Augusta Klumpke
Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke (1859 - 1927) was an American neurologist. Klumpke palsy (1885)
Boxer’s fracture
The Boxer's Fracture: A fracture of the forth or fifth metacarpal neck with volar displacement of the metacarpal head.One of the most common injuries seen in the ED, and occurs in 20% of patients that punch a hard object.ost common injuries seen in the ED, and occurs in 20% of patients that punch a hard object.
Marie Boivin
Marie Anne Victoire (née Gillian) Boivin (1773 - 1841) was a French midwife. Boivin Intropelvimeter; Boivin Bivalve Vaginal Speculum (1825)
Covid19 and Sepsis Syndromes
Simon Finfer answers the question "Are the Covid19 and Sepsis Syndromes one and the same?" Coda Cure: Conversation 3
Antimicrobial Resistance in COVID-19
The Resistance - Antimicrobial Resistance through a Covid19 lens with Elizabeth Hermsen. Coda Cure: Conversation 2
ECG in Toxicology
The ECG is important in the assessment and management of poisoned patients for: screening; diagnosis; prognosis; and monitoring progression to guide management and disposition