Kerley lines
Peter James Kerley first described horizontal lines that he postulated to be peri-vascular lymphatics in patients with mitral stenosis and left ventricular failure
Top 10 Tips for FOAM Beginners
Top 10 tips for FOAM Beginners - how to make the most of free open access medical education #FOAMed
The Procedures Course
The Procedures Course is a 'hands on' cadaver based course designed to help you achieve mastery at life-limb-and-sight saving procedures.
On becoming a doctor
Guest post by Dr Akmez Latona as he enters advanced training in Emergency Medicine
ECG Academy Library
The ECG Academy is run by electrophysiologist Dr Nick Tullo and is designed to teach readers how to expertly interpret (ECG / EKG) at your own pace. The videos are hosted at ECGAcademy.com and include easy to understand video lessons
Rigler sign
Radiographic sign of pneumoperitoneum. Air in the peritoneum and air within the intraluminal spaces outline the luminal and serosal surfaces of the bowel wall.
ECG Academy
Dr Nicholas Tullo's impressive ECG Academy. This subscription-based educational resource is packed with video tutorials created by a master educator.
Jean-Alexandre Barré
Jean-Alexandre Barré (1880-1967) was a French neurologist. Multiple neurological eponyms including with Guillain and Strohl with the acute paralytic neuropathy known as Guillain - Barré syndrome described in 1916.
Fritz Valdemar Rasmussen
Fritz Valdemar Rasmussen (1837-1877) was a Danish physician. Co-editor of the Hospitals-Tidende Journal, Rasmussen recorded cases of massive haemoptysis secondary to pulmonary artery aneurysm in association with tuberculosis - eponymously termed the Rasmussen aneurysm
CICM SAQ 2015.2 Q16
You have been asked to assess a previously healthy 32-year-male who has presented following a high- speed motorbike accident. He has a Glasgow Coma Score of 15, a distended abdomen and a bleeding left leg wound.
CICM SAQ 2015.2 Q15
Describe the ultrasound features that help differentiate the internal jugular vein and the carotid artery? List the complications of central line insertion.
CICM SAQ 2015.2 Q13
Outline the key issues in the post-operative management of a super-obese (BMI 59) patient with type 2 diabetes following sleeve gastrectomy.