Orthopedic eponyms: Where are the women?
Bunnell. Colles. Dupuytren. Erb. These and countless other names litter the lexicon of orthopedic surgery. Eponyms abound from the moment one enters residency, providing prime“pimp” fodder for senior surgeons to accost trainees. Besides striking fear into the hearts of residents in morning conferences, eponyms do serve another purpose. They preserve our history. Contributions ofRead more …Orthopedic eponyms: Where are the women? originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
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General examination – hands and feet
General examination – hands and feet
Cyanosis and pallor can be noted in the tips of the digits in both central and peripheral cyanosis. Severe jaundice may be visible in the palms and soles, especially in small infants.
Clubbing of digits may be noted in cyanotic heart diseases as well many other non cardiac conditions. In clubbing, initially there is fluctuation of nail bed (Grade 1) followed by obliteration of angle between nail and adjacent skin fold (Lovibond angle – Grade 2). Later there is curvature of the nails (parrot beaking – Grade 3). Grade 4 or hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is not common in cardiova...
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Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 241
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Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 241.
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Question 1
Which family shares 4 Nobel prizes? A Nobel prize between wife and husband, followed by a second prize for the wife and a later prize to their daughter.
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The story of the man who could see the invisible
Once upon a time long, long ago there lived a man who could see things that other people simply could not see. He was not born with this skill but cultivated it slowly and continuously with years of focused attention.
He worked as a physician in a large hospital and would sometimes have students go with him to see patients. As far as the students were concerned, he could really see the invisible.
When he was asked what afflicted a patient, he would share his impressions and then carefully and systematically explicate the chain of observational evidence that lead to his indisputable conclusion. For example, after shaking an...
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Another diagnosis
It started with a lump. It ended with a diagnosis. The latest affliction to have a starring roll on my medical chart’s problem list is: morbus dupuytren, also known as Dupuytren’s Disease.I see worried faces. Frowns. What? No one has the courage to ask yet? OK, let me give you some more background on the latest unwelcome guest to set up house in my body.Apparently it’s more common after the age of 50. My half-centry mark is four months away. Apparenlty it’s more common in men than women. Although I’m not the manliest of men, I do have a Y Chromosome. Apparently people of northern European descent are at higher ri...
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Glimpsed at last - the life of neuropsychology's most important patient
Leborgne's brain
Monsieur Leborgne, nicknamed Tan Tan, for that was the only syllable he could utter (save for a swear word or two), died in the care of the neurologist Paul Broca in Paris on April 17, 1861. Arguably the most important case in the history of neuropsychology, Leborgne's death coincided with a debate raging in scholarly circles about the location of language function in the brain. When Broca autopsied Leborgne's brain, he observed a malformation on the left frontal lobe - "Broca's area" - and concluded this was the site of speech production, a moment that the historian Stanley Finger has described as a "key...
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