ECG Case 125
With worked examples in the next three posts, we look at ways to recognise early ECG features of OMI before waiting for a "STEMI" to evolve
The NHS and net-zero emissions
Coda EARTH: Nick Watts discusses why the NHS has committed to a net-zero target in 2040, for the carbon emissions that they control directly and a target of 2045 for the broader emissions they can influence
Alessandro Lelli
Alessandro Lelli - Italian orthopaedic surgeon specialising in knee arthroscopy and reconstructive surgery. Eponym: Lelli test (Lever test) Knee ACL
The Financial Market Emergency
Coda EARTH: Financial markets have recognised that the climate emergency is also a financial emergency with Tim Buckley
Advances in ultrasound tech
SonoSLAM: Tomorrow Today: Advances in US Tech! Advances in technology are making ultrasound more accessible and effective than ever.
Tomorrow’s Medicine Today
Rick Body discusses the exciting possibilities for tomorrow’s medicine and how we could revolutionise diagnostics with AI.
J. Englebert Dunphy
John Englebert Dunphy (1908-1981). Dunphy sign [*cough test for appendicitis] increased pain, localised to the right lower quadrant.
Emil Perman
Emil Samuel Perman (1856 - 1946) was a Swedish general surgeon. Eponymsously associated with the Perman-Rovsing sign
Thomas Lewis
Sir Thomas Lewis (1881 - 1945) was a Welsh cardiologist. Eponymously remembered for the Lewis lead (S5-lead) (1913)
Paediatric ECG Basics
Paediatric ECG basics including the normal paediatric ECG, lead placement, stepwise assessment, and characteristic abnormalities
Niels Thorkild Rovsing
Niels Thorkild Rovsing (1862-1927) was a Danish surgeon Eponym linked with Rovsing sign (1907) in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis
Henry Edmund Gaskin Boyle
Henry Edmund Gaskin Boyle (1875-1941) was a Barbadian/British anaesthetist. Boyle machine and Boyle-Davis gag