Peyronie disease refers to plaques (flat scar tissue) forming under the skin of the penis. The plaques can be palpated through the skin; are often painful; and can cause the penis to bend, shorten or become indented during erections.
Charles Clifford Macklin (1883-1959) was a Canadian pulmonologist. Macklin Effect (1939)
Issue 2 (Vol. 27) of Emergency Medicine Australasia (EMA Journal) for 2015 published online 25 March. Editorial overview Andrew Gosbell & Geoff Hughes
Ferdinand-Jean Darier (1856-1938) was a Hungarian born, French dermatologist and physician. Affiliated with Darrier sign and Darier disease
It's Friday. Boggle your brain with FFFF challenge and some old fashioned trivia. Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 272
An ECG case of Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia focusing on two main causes: digoxin toxicity & catecholaminergic polymorphic VT - CPVT
Alistair Nichol explains why the "favourability" of outcomes from brain trauma in the RESCUEicp trial are in the eye of the beholder.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 184 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
ECG of a 7 year old boy presenting with intermittent feeling of 'butterflies fluttering' in his chest
A 24 year old woman fell on an outstretched hand while playing netball. Describe her forearm X-ray
Thomas test is a physical examination test, first described in 1875 by the Welsh bonesetter Hugh Owen Thomas (1834–1891)
Worked examples of the three main methods to calculate ECG rate, along with an explanation of paper speeds and relevant clinical applications