Biography Born in 1509/1510 in Bourg-Hersant (Laval), France Died December 20, 1590 in Paris, France Medical Eponyms Key Medical Contributions Major Publications Paré A. Briefve collection de l’administration anatomique. 1549 Paré A. La maniere de traicter les playes faictes tant…
Richard Lower (1631 - 1691) was an English physiologist. Early descriptions of cardiac tamponade, pericarditis, blood transfusion, xenotransfusion
Interpreting ECG’s is trickier than you think. One must have a system that will stand up to the pummel of ED situations and environmental influences
ACEM Primary Pharmacology of GTN: the Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacodynamics; Clinical uses; Adverse effects
Biography Medical Eponyms Cantani sign: über dem Bauch hörbares Bläschengeräusch bei Perforationsperitonitis 1866 – Cantani first described the interposition of the intestine between the liver and the diaphragm (Chilaiditi sign) on clinical examination in his Caso di fegato ambulante. Major…
Judith Abarbanel Diesendruck (1920 - 2007) was a Russian-American bacteriologist. Nelson-Diesendruck basal medium (1950)
Biography Born 9 September 1844 1884 – Head of the newly opened Institute of Dental Medicine at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Berlin. Died 8 July 1916 Medical Eponyms Busch-Hoffa fracture [Hoffa fracture] (1869) Unicondylar coronal fracture of the lateral femoral condyle. Rare…
A neonates journey, just what feedback would your neonatal patient give you after 3 months of intensive care? Insight into the world of a NICU with Trish Woods
Mees lines: white bands traversing the full width of the nail, running parallel to the lunula, with no palpable ridges. As the nail grows they bands move distally and finally disappear when trimmed. The finding was initially related to acute arsenic poisoning.
The 3R's of wellbeing: Reflection with Natalie May. Reflection is an essential part of healthcare practitioners wellbeing.
Biography Born April 6, 1870 in Husum, Germany 1894 – Medical doctorate from Jena 1897 – Met Cécile Mugnier in Paris 1898 – Friedrich Alfred Krupp financially supported them, and in 1898, Oskar and Cécile founded a private research institute…
Johann Hoffmann (1857-1919) was a German neurologist. The first 'pure' neurologist in Germany. Hoffmann reflex; Werdnig–Hoffmann syndrome