Tomisaku Kawasaki
Tomisaku Kawasaki 川崎 富作 (1925-2020) Japanese pediatrician. Famous for the discovery and ongoing research into Kawasaki Disease (1967)
Trials of Academic Medicine
My advice is to get any research requirements for your training program out of the way early. Or, as Prof Bristol would say, work one out to the covers on the first ball.
ED Case Presentation for Medical Students
Davenport and colleagues also made a great supplement to help medical students master the art of oral case presentation in ED.
Otto Becker
Otto Heinrich Enoch Becker (1828-1890) was a German ophthalmologist, eponymous with Becker sign, and Becker test for astigmatism.
Pneumonia Case 001
This patient presented with right upper quadrant pain and a fever. The clinical suspicion was cholecystitis. What does the ultrasound show?
Top 10 Tips on Surviving Nightshift
Night Shift can be hazardous to your health. Here are ten tips from night shift guru. What are your best tips?
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 280
Michelle Johnston tosses away the papyrus and pulls out the parchment in this week's Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five on the subject of Shakespeare and Medicine.
Changes in systolic and diastolic pressure
Physiology Philes: Draw a diagram of the changes in systolic and diastolic pressure as blood flows through the systemic circulation BSCC Examination question
Henry Earle
Henry Earle (1789 - 1838) was an English surgeon. Earle-Volkmann triangle (1829); Fracture bed for management of NOF fractures
Ultrasound Case 092
A 38 year old patient with diabetes and end-stage renal failure presents with arm pain and sepsis. You are asked whether there is a drainable collection.
ECG waves and hyperkalaemia
Physiology Philes: Draw a normal ECG tracing showing the durations of the major intervals and the effects of hyperkalemia. BSCC Examination question
Oxygen Concentration Curves
Physiology Philes: Please draw the curve demonstrating the relationship between oxygen concentration and the partial pressure of Oxygen. BSCC Examination question