Hickam’s Dictum
Hickam’s Dictum reminds clinicians that patients may have multiple diseases, challenging Occam’s Razor in diagnostic reasoning and medical education.
John Hickam
John B. Hickam (1914–1970), physician and educator, led IU’s Dept of Medicine and inspired “Hickam’s dictum” challenging diagnostic simplicity.
Jerome W. Conn
Jerome W. Conn (1907–1994) American endocrinologist. Described Conn syndrome (primary aldosteronism), transforming the diagnosis of hypertension.
AF Stanley Kent
A. F. Stanley Kent (1863–1958), cardiac physiologist; 'bundle of Kent', shaped early electrophysiology; pioneered industrial fatigue science
Frieda Robscheit-Robbins
Frieda Robscheit-Robbins (1888–1973), pioneering pathologist who advanced aneamia research, yet was overlooked for the 1934 Nobel despite major contributions.
Whipple disease
Whipple disease: rare systemic infection by Tropheryma whipplei. Explore its history, diagnosis, and treatment from 1907 discovery to present day
Guido Fanconi
Swiss paediatrician Guido Fanconi (1892–1979) defined Fanconi anaemia and Fanconi syndrome, shaping modern paediatrics and medical genetics.
George Hoyt Whipple
George Hoyt Whipple (1878–1976), Nobel winner, advanced anaemia therapy, coined thalassaemia, and described Whipple disease in 1907.
Hamilton T1: Paediatric/Neonatal Cards
Hamilton T1 paediatric/neonatal ventilation cards: SIMV+, NIV, nCPAP strategies with weight-based titration and troubleshooting guidance.
Hamilton T1: Adult / Paediatric Cards
Hamilton T1 adult/paediatric ventilation cards: SIMV+, NIV, ASV strategies with settings, titration and troubleshooting for critical care.
Pablo Mirizzi
Pablo Mirizzi (1893–1964), Argentine surgeon who pioneered intraoperative cholangiography and described Mirizzi syndrome of biliary duct compression
Mirizzi syndrome
Mirizzi syndrome is a rare complication of gallstone disease involving bile duct compression or fistula formation, with evolving classifications from Mirizzi to Csendes and Beltrán