Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 237
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Question 1:
Who wrote a treatise on appendicitis in 1889?
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Charles Heber McBurney (1845 – 1913)
“The seat of greatest pain, determined by the pressure of one finger, has been very exactly between an inch and a half and two two inches from the anterior spinous process of the ilium on a straight line drawn from that process to the umbilicus” – McBurney 1889 [Reference]
Question 2
Which anaesthetist published a neonatal scoring system commonly used today in 1953?
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Virginia Apgar (1909 – 1974)
APGAR is the (b)acronym for the eponym
The APGAR scoring system is a comprehensive screening tool which should be used to assess newborns at birth and can assist in identifying the need for any immediate attention/ intervention that baby needs.
The original work published by Apg...
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