Adult CXR Cases 028
January 2023 Adult Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Angela Pikus, Mark Baumgarten, Alex Blackwell and Rosa Malloy-Post
Gerstmann syndrome
Description What is the actual eponymous medical sign/syndrome/repair/classification… History Associated Persons Alternative names Controversies Did they first describe or popularise or plagiarise? References Historical references Eponymous term review
Josef Gerstmann
Biography Medical Eponyms Gerstmann syndrome autotopagnosia; finger agnosia Gerstmann syndrome 2 A paranoid psychosis with auditory hallucinations in patients with general paresis of the insane, as a result of malarial therapy, described by Gerstmann in 1924. Major Publications References Biography…
Claus Bang
Claus Bang (1924-1970) was a Danish physician. Innovator behind the Bang Respirator which was used widely in Denmark during the Polio Epidemic.
CT Case 009
A 60yo female presents with 2 weeks of dyspnoea, pleuritic chest pain and bilateral calf tenderness. She is worked up for possible pulmonary embolus
CXR Essentials: Abnormal pacemaker lead position
Julian Dobranowski Medmastery video helps identify aberrantly placed cardiac pacer leads and complications such as pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, hydrothorax, hemothorax, hydromediastinum and cardiac tamponade
CT Case 008
A 28 yo male presents with progressive right eye proptosis, scleral injection, decreased vision and diplopia.
CT Case 007
A 45yo female presents to ED with niggling chest and epigastric discomfort. She has a CXR which yields an unexpected finding
CT Case 006
Cath lab activation for a 65yo male with sudden onset central crushing chest pain and some lower back pain with a STEMI pattern on ECG.
CT Case 005
A 75 yo female is found on the floor at home with reduced level of consciousness. She was last seen well over 12 hours prior.
CXR Essentials: Abnormal CVC position
Julian Dobranowski Medmastery video helps identify incorrectly positioned central venous lines on chest x-ray and the potential complications of pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, hydrothorax, hemothorax and cardiac tamponade
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