Fox’s sign
Fox's sign: non-traumatic ecchymosis over the upper outer aspect of the thigh secondary to abdominal haemorrhage. First described by English surgeon John Adrian Fox in 1966
John A. Fox
John Adrian Fox English surgeon. Eponym: Fox's sign (1966) non-traumatic ecchymosis upper outer thigh with abdominal haemorrhage
R Wave Peak Time RWPT
RPWT is the time from onset of earliest Q wave or R wave to the peak of the R wave in lateral leads
Chopart fracture dislocation
Dislocation of the foot through the talonavicular and the calcaneocuboid joints (Chopart joint) with associated fractures. François Chopart
The ST Segment
ST segment is the flat section of the ECG between end of S and start of the T wave between ventricular depolarization and repolarization EKG
Lisa Welander
Lisa Welander (1909 - 2001) was a Swedish neurologist. Sweden's first professor of neurology. Welander distal myopathy; Wohlfart-Kugelberg-Welander syndrome
Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Venous Access
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Stabler Sign
Stabler Sign - atraumatic abdominal wall ecchymosis in the inguinal-pubic area associated with ectopic pregnancy. Francis (Frank) Edward Stabler (1902–1967)
Francis Edward Stabler
Francis (Frank) Edward Stabler (1902 – 1967) English surgeon, obstetrician and gynaecologist. Eponym: Stabler Sign - atraumatic abdominal wall ecchymosis
Edith Potter
Edith Louise Potter (1901 - 1993) was an American pediatric pathologist. Potter facies (1946); Potter syndrome; Potter syndrome; Potter sequence; and the Potter classification of polycystic kidney disease (1964)
Emil Pins
Emil Elias Pins (1847 - 1913) was an Austrian physician. Pins sign (1889) of pericarditis and pericardial effusion similar to Ewart sign
Racism within healthcare
Equity, Education & Healthcare: What does hate look like? Lauren Powell. Coda Ethics: Conversation 4