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Antoine Marfan

Antoine Bernard-Jean Marfan (1858 - 1942) was a French pediatrician. Described Marfan syndrome in 1896

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Einar Meulengracht

Jens Einar Meulengracht (1887 - 1976) was a Danish physician. Meulengracht ikterus index; Meulengracht diet; Gilbert syndrome

Christian Heerfordt

Biography Born 1871 Died 1953 Medical Eponyms Heerfordt syndrome (1909) a rare manifestation of sarcoidosis characterized by the presence of fever, facial nerve palsy, parotid gland enlargement, anterior uveitis, and low grade fever Key Medical Attributions Controversies Major Publications Heerfordt…

Christian Doppler

Christian Andreas (Johann) Doppler (1803-1853) was an Austrian physicist and mathematician known principally for his description of the Doppler effect

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Bernard Lown

Bernard Lown (1921-2021) American cardiologist, activist and inventor. Developed DC cardioversion. Nobel Peace prize winner. Eponym: Lown-Ganong-Levine

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Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 239

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 the Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 239 Question 1 Who said ”My life…

Gilbert syndrome

Gilbert's syndrome: congenital, benign, chronic, intermittent hyperbilirubinemia. Fluctuating episodes of jaundice in the absence of any specific symptoms, with an excess of unconjugated bilirubin present in the urine.