Adrenal Insufficiency
Thomas Addison was the first to describe the clinical features of primary adrenal failure in 1855 in a paper called “Disease of the Supra-renal Capsules,” where he described the adrenal…
Read MoreTracheostomy, Open
Tracheostomy is a surgical procedure to create an airway to the trachea. It appears to be first described in Egyptian artifacts dating to 3600 BC. Later on, it was described…
Read MoreNutrition Assessment
Body mass index (BMI) was introduced asa concept by Adolphe Quetelet in the 1830s in order to study average values of the population. However, the term “BMI” and its use…
Read MoreGastroschisis
Gastroschisis was first described in 1547 by Conrad Wolffhart followed by a report by J. Calder in 1733. The term wasn’t coined until 1894, when Cesare Taruffi, an Italian pathologist,…
Read MoreArterial Line Insertion
Arterial line is a cannulation of a peripheral artery, which can then be used to monitor continuous blood pressure and allow for frequent blood draws, among other things. Indications Contraindications…
Read MoreRectus Sheath Hematoma
The first angiographic embolization for rectus sheath hematoma was described by Levy in 1980. The technique included transcatheter use of Gelfoam in order to stop arterial bleeding. Etiology Epidemiology Presentation…
Read MoreEsophagus Anatomy
Andreas Vesalius was an anatomist and physician who was the first person to provide an anatomical description of the esophagus in 1543 in his book titled De Humani Corporis Fabrica.…
Read MoreMeckel Diverticulum
Meckel diverticulum is true congenital diverticulum found in the small intestines. Its name comes from Johann Friedrich Meckel (1781-1833), a German anatomist, who first described the embryological origin in 1809.…
Read MoreOstomy Complications
Stomas were intentionally created beginning in the 1700s. Alexis Littré is credited with developing the concept of a need for stoma creation. Another notable development in stoma management was creation…
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