Klumpke Palsy
Lower brachial plexus injury, with consequent weakness and wasting of the C8–T1 musculature. Augusta Klumpke (1859-1927)
John L. Lovibond
Biography Born on May 4, 1907 1929 – BA 1932 – MRCS LRCP 1933 – MA 1934 – MB BCh 1935 – MRCP 1936 – MD 1943 – FRCP Died on May 4, 1954 Medical Eponyms Lovibond angle (profile sign)…
William B. Bean
William Bennett Bean (1909-1989) was an American physician, medical historian. Bean syndrome (1958) [Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome] and spider naevi
Osborn Wave (J Wave)
The Osborn wave (J wave) is a positive deflection at the J point (negative in aVR and V1). It is usually most prominent in the precordial leads and most commonly associated with hypothermia.
LITFL Update 035
Update 035. Sending you FOAMed content from around the globe. Latest trends and best articles so that you stay top of your field.
Persevering: Ultramarathon
A 6-part series on “Persevering Through A Pandemic”. Episode 3 - Ultramarathon with Matt Morgan, Hugh Montgomery and Georg Auzinger
Comms Lab: Feedback that sticks
Comms Lab 17: How to Give Feedback that Actually Sticks. 5 specific ways to maximise the chance your feedback actually results in long term behavioural change
Persevering: It was Inconceivable
A 6-part series on “Persevering Through A Pandemic”. Episode 2 - It Was Inconceivable with Rana Awdish, Hayley Gershengorn and Simone Hannah-Clark
Mindfulness: COVID stillness
Mindfulness and the emergency healthcare professional, Chapter 14: COVID stillness; mindfulness may have positive beneficial effects on immunity...
Persevering: Sick of COVID
A 6-part series on “Persevering Through A Pandemic”. Episode 1 - Are you sick of COVID? with Laura Rock, Peter Brindley and Wes Ely
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
SCAD -- an underrecognised cause of ACS in the "low risk" young female patient. Management differs to atherosclerotic MI, with conservative therapy the mainstay.
Heart HQ: Christmas Heart Fun Facts
Heart HQ - Episode 13: Christmas! Fun Facts About the Heart. For example, did you know that more heart attacks occur on Christmas Day than any other day of the year? And that our heart beats around 100,000 times a day?