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ICP Threshold Debate

Oliver Flower
November 24, 2020

ICP Threshold Debate: Wilson vs Myburgh Mark Wilson and John Myburgh discuss intracranial pressure. Some fundamentals, some history to put it all in perspective and all the issues with focusing on just one number. Fascinating insights from two true experts.…

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Wallenberg Syndrome

Lewis Hong and Mike Cadogan
November 24, 2020

Wallenberg Syndrome: neurological disorder with a variety of symptoms associated with posterior circulation ischaemic stroke. [AKA lateral medullary syndrome or posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome]

Eponymictionary

Patients at the end of life

Oliver Flower
November 19, 2020

Mary Jo McVeigh explores the impact of abuse for children and young people and utilise a human rights construct for recovery.

Community & Advocacy Palliative care Pediatrics

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Where are all the Women?

Jenny Stuart-Smith, Kathryn Scott and Michelle Johnston
November 29, 2020

Hypothesis: Women are underrepresented in the realm of medical eponyms. Deep dive into eponymythology, and the roiling ocean of gender imbalance.

Eponym Eponymythology Medical History

FOAMed Resources: French

Aparicio Gomez and Mike Cadogan
December 3, 2020

French language FOAM – Free Open Access Meducation (#FOAMed) – Medical education for anyone, anywhere, anytime.

FOAM

Wake up Thrombolysis

Oliver Flower
November 17, 2020

Why keep fighting? 15 million strokes/year (WHO) >5 million permanently disabled >500,000 deaths Wake-up Strokes >20-25% occur during bedtime hours

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Carl Wunderlich

Lewis Hong and Mike Cadogan
November 17, 2020

Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich (1815 - 1877) was a German physician. Inventor of the clinical thermometer. Wunderlich syndrome and law

Eponym

Adult CXR Cases 012

Michael Gibbs MD
November 12, 2020

October 2020 Adult Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Travis Barlock, MD and Breeanna Lorenzen MD

Clinical Cases Radiology

Bier Block

Alex Johnson and Mike Cadogan
November 12, 2020

Bier Block; Intravenous regional anaesthesia (IVRA) provides a simple, safe technique for various surgeries on the upper and lower limbs. First performed by Bier in 1908 and fell into disuse

Anaesthesiology Eponymictionary Equipment

In the eye of the storm

Oliver Flower
November 11, 2020

Ganesh Suntharalingam discussion of incident management in non-conventional, ICU-centred major incidents including the TGN1412 drug trial

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Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

Aparicio Gomez and Mike Cadogan
November 12, 2020

Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD): avascular necrosis (AVN) of the proximal femoral head. The disease is usually insidious in onset and may occur after an injury to the hip.

Eponymictionary Orthopaedics

Old Brain, New tricks

Oliver Flower
November 10, 2020

Alice Ma provides a quick introduction to endovascular stroke treatment

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