LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane

Edgard Hirtz

Mike Cadogan
November 3, 2020

Edgard Hirtz (1849 - 1916) was German born, French trained physician. Hirtz Sign (1911) ore knee-chest position in pericardial effusion

Cardiology Eponym

SMACC 2019 red clinical critical care 340

What is Intensive Care really?

Oliver Flower
July 15, 2021

Knowing how to manage dying is just as important as preventing it. - Alex Psirides

Clinical Crit Care Intensive Care SMACC19

Teaching Practical Skills with SETT UP

Andrew Tabner
April 21, 2020

Teaching practical procedures on the shop floor, the five stage approach to SETT UP for success

Procedure SMILE2

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Greta Beighton

Kathryn Scott and Mike Cadogan
January 28, 2022

Greta Janet Beighton (1939 – 2017) was an English nurse and genetic researcher. Beighton score; Person behind the syndrome

Eponym Medical History Orthopaedics

Description What is the actual eponymous medical sign/syndrome/repair/classification… History Associated Persons Wilhelm Ebstein (1836 – 1912) Alternative names Name Name Controversies Did they first describe or popularise or plagiarise? References Ebstein W. Über einen sehr seltenen Fall von Insufficienz der Valvula…

Eponym Pediatrics

Hans Chiari

Gary Zhang and Mike Cadogan
December 17, 2020

Hans Chiari (1851 – 1916) was an Austrian pathologist. Eponymously affiliated with the Chiari malformation; Type II Chiari malformation (Arnold–Chiari malformation) and Budd–Chiari syndrome

Eponym Neurology

George Budd

Gary Zhang and Mike Cadogan
December 20, 2020

George Budd (1808 – 1882) was an English physician. Extensive reviews and publications pertaining to gastroenterology and hepatology. His principal works were Diseases of the Liver (1845), and Diseases of the Stomach (1855)