POCUS Physics 5: Artefacts
In the tricky fifth episode of POCUS Physics, we take a look at the top 10 ultrasound artefacts. With the help of an Olympic swimming pool, a dry Martini, and a bubble magician.
Romberg Sign
Romberg’s sign: a classic neurological test detecting proprioceptive loss by demonstrating postural instability with eyes closed.
Out-Sleep the Competition: Part 1
Out-Sleep the Competition. Sleep as a Peak Performance State. Can you remember the last time you woke feeling sharp, clear, and fully charged?
Max Brödel
Max Brödel (1870–1941), father of modern medical illustration, founded Johns Hopkins’ art in medicine department and pioneered the carbon dust technique.
CCR Down Under 2025
The CCR Down Under 2025 conference will be held in Melbourne on December 9th and 10th, 2025. Registrations are open!
Howship-Romberg sign
Howship-Romberg sign: pain and paraesthesia along the distribution of the obturator nerve (medial thigh to knee); a clinical indicator of obturator nerve compression, commonly due to an obturator hernia
The Illusion of Perfection: Part 2
The Illusion of Perfection: Part 2. Do You Remember That Patient? How to Break the Silence and Change the System
Jan Evangelista Purkinje
Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869), pioneering physiologist whose discoveries in vision, neurology, and cardiology shaped modern medical science
Marshall Hall
Marshall Hall (1790–1857): Pioneer of reflex physiology, anti-bloodletting reformer, creator of the Ready Method for resuscitation, and advocate for animal ethics.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 363
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 363 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind, enter the medical trivia of FFFF.
James Marion Sims
American gynecologist James Marion Sims (1813-1883) pioneered vesicovaginal fistula surgery but remains controversial for non-consensual experiments on enslaved women.
Metaraminol
Pharmacology of metaraminol, a peripherally administered vasopressor used for its direct & indirect sympathomimetic effects (esp alpha-1 agonism).