Eponymictionary Archives • LITFL https://litfl.com/category/litfl/eponymictionary/ Emergency medicine education and critical care education blog Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:15:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://litfl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-LITFL-Logo-Square-516-TR-100x100.png Eponymictionary Archives • LITFL https://litfl.com/category/litfl/eponymictionary/ 32 32 124409178 Paracetamol or Acetaminophen? https://litfl.com/paracetamol-or-acetaminophen/ https://litfl.com/paracetamol-or-acetaminophen/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=319569 Danny McGurgan and Mike Cadogan Paracetamol or Acetaminophen?

Paracetamol or acetaminophen? Discover how one familiar analgesic was made, overlooked, rediscovered and given two different names worldwide.

]]>
https://litfl.com/paracetamol-or-acetaminophen/feed/ 1 319569
History of fluorescein https://litfl.com/history-of-fluorescein/ https://litfl.com/history-of-fluorescein/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:34:53 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=318513 Sante Nessim and Mike Cadogan History of fluorescein

Fluorescein: history, chemistry and modern eye uses—corneal staining, Seidel leak test, Jones drainage test and retinal angiography.

]]>
https://litfl.com/history-of-fluorescein/feed/ 0 318513
Adrenaline or epinephrine? https://litfl.com/epinephrine-or-adrenaline/ https://litfl.com/epinephrine-or-adrenaline/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:11:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=319581 Danny McGurgan and Mike Cadogan Adrenaline or epinephrine?

Adrenaline or epinephrine? Based on the 'usage argument'; 'historical precedent' and 'etymological derivation'...

]]>
https://litfl.com/epinephrine-or-adrenaline/feed/ 0 319581
Cope’s Sign https://litfl.com/copes-sign/ https://litfl.com/copes-sign/#respond Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=314309 Barbara Cleaver and Mike Cadogan Cope’s Sign

Cardio-biliary reflex (“Cope sign”): gallbladder disease causing vagal bradycardia or AV block that mimics cardiac events, often with normal troponin.

]]>
https://litfl.com/copes-sign/feed/ 0 314309
Tuohy Needle https://litfl.com/tuohy-needle/ https://litfl.com/tuohy-needle/#respond Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:10:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=179328 Lowri Bowen and Mike Cadogan Tuohy Needle

Tuohy needle: directional neuraxial needle enabling continuous spinal and epidural catheter techniques, based on the original Huber-point design.

]]>
https://litfl.com/tuohy-needle/feed/ 0 179328
Lauge-Hansen classification of ankle injury https://litfl.com/lauge-hansen-classification-of-ankle-injury/ https://litfl.com/lauge-hansen-classification-of-ankle-injury/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:07:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=179959 Josh Howard and Mike Cadogan Lauge-Hansen classification of ankle injury

Lauge-Hansen classification of ankle injuries (1950) - predictable fracture patterns defined by injury mechanism and resultant radiological findings

]]>
https://litfl.com/lauge-hansen-classification-of-ankle-injury/feed/ 0 179959
Huber-point needle https://litfl.com/huber-point-needle/ https://litfl.com/huber-point-needle/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:05:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=179326 Lowri Bowen and Mike Cadogan Huber-point needle

Hypodermic needle (needle which enters the skin) Originally described in 1946 by Ralph Huber. More commonly known as the Tuohy Needle

]]>
https://litfl.com/huber-point-needle/feed/ 0 179326
History of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) https://litfl.com/history-of-ect/ https://litfl.com/history-of-ect/#respond Fri, 26 Sep 2025 04:09:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=312696 Mike Cadogan History of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): history, pioneers, modern use, efficacy, and controversy, one of psychiatry’s most enduring treatments.

]]>
https://litfl.com/history-of-ect/feed/ 0 312696
Stigler’s Law of Eponymy https://litfl.com/stiglers-law-of-eponymy/ https://litfl.com/stiglers-law-of-eponymy/#respond Mon, 25 Aug 2025 06:10:54 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=294836 Mike Cadogan Stigler’s Law of Eponymy

Stigler’s Law of Eponymy: no discovery is named after its true originator. Explore its history, Merton’s roots, and modern scientific misattribution.

]]>
https://litfl.com/stiglers-law-of-eponymy/feed/ 0 294836
Snellen chart https://litfl.com/snellen-chart/ https://litfl.com/snellen-chart/#respond Sun, 10 Aug 2025 23:00:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=288771 Mike Cadogan and Jeremy Rogers Snellen chart

Snellen chart: history of visual acuity testing from Hooke to ETDRS, with key milestones, optotype design, and contributions from Snellen, Donders, Sloan

]]>
https://litfl.com/snellen-chart/feed/ 0 288771
Quincke’s Triad https://litfl.com/quinckes-triad/ https://litfl.com/quinckes-triad/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2025 05:33:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=292693 Jeremy Rogers and Mike Cadogan Quincke’s Triad

Quincke's Triad describes hemobilia via the triad of GI bleeding, biliary colic, and jaundice; first detailed by Heinrich Quincke in 1871, named retrospectively in 1975

]]>
https://litfl.com/quinckes-triad/feed/ 0 292693
Romberg Sign https://litfl.com/romberg-test/ https://litfl.com/romberg-test/#respond Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=176390 Kuroush Ardeshirian and Mike Cadogan Romberg Sign

Romberg’s sign: a classic neurological test detecting proprioceptive loss by demonstrating postural instability with eyes closed.

]]>
https://litfl.com/romberg-test/feed/ 0 176390