Emile Achard, full name Emile Charles Achard (July 24, 1860 - 1944) was a French internist. For much of his career he was a professor at the University of Paris. He also was also a physician at Hôpital Cochin in Paris. July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Internal medicine is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of internal diseases, that is, those that affect internal organs or the body as a whole. ... The Sorbonne, Paris, in a 17th century engraving The historic University of Paris (French: ) first appeared in the second half of the 12th century, but was in 1970 reorganised as 13 autonomous universities (University of Paris I–XIII). ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur ([Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...

Achard's name is associated with several facets in medicine. In 1896 with Dr. Raoul Bensaude (1866-1938) he identified a disease he called paratyphoid fever, and was able to isolate the cause to a microbe named salmonella paratyphi. Also a postmenopausal condition known as the "diabetic-bearded woman syndrome" is now known as the Achard-Thiers syndrome. Also the eponymous Achard's syndrome is arachnodactyly associated with joint laxity in the extremities. Species S. enterica Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria that causes typhoid fever, paratyphoid and foodborne illness. ... Binomial name Salmonella enterica (ex Kauffmann & Edwards 1952) Le Minor & Popoff 1987 Salmonella enterica is a flagellated, Gram-negative bacterium, and a member of the genus Salmonella. ... Menopause (also known as the Change of life or climacteric) is a stage of the human female reproductive cycle that occurs as the ovaries stop producing estrogen, causing the reproductive system to gradually shut down. ... Achard-Thiers syndrome combines the features of Adrenogenital syndrome and Cushing syndrome. ... Marfan syndrome is a connective tissue disorder, affecting many structures, including the skeleton, lungs, eyes, heart and blood vessels. ...

in 1897 Achard and Joseph Castaigne (1871-1951) developed a urinary test using methylene blue dye to examine kidney function. The criteria used was to find the percentage of dye, injected subcutaneously, that showed up in the urine within a 24-hour period. This procedure was to become known as the Achard-Castaigne test. With Castaigne he published Manuel des maladies du tube digestif. Methylene blue is a heterocyclic aromatic chemical compound with molecular formula: C16H18ClN3S. It has many uses in a range of different fields, such as biology or chemistry. ... It has been suggested that Renal anomalies and Renal plasma threshold be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

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• Who Named It?, Emile Achard