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Healthy info-snacks: http://jschwimmer.net (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - March 19, 2010 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Will Twitter soon be an essential tool for medical practices? asks CWRU http://ping.fm/Y1mg9 (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - March 16, 2010 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Mac Power Users: Workflows with Merlin Mann. http://ping.fm/RuX3X (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - March 15, 2010 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Penguin's iPad Demonstration Asks: Are Kids Destined to Grow Up With Tablets? http://ping.fm/MuiqE (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - March 15, 2010 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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"Social Media and Physicians" in the New England Journal of Medicine. Featuring Dr. Rob, Kevin Pho, and others. http://bit.ly/9IDA7K (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - March 14, 2010 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Follow @kidneynotes on Twitter for interesting medical links (not just kidney-related) posted automatically. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - February 17, 2010 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Nathan Hellman, founder of the Renal Fellow Blog, has died. He was 36. http://ping.fm/LQKj9 (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - February 15, 2010 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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NEW LINK. Best interview with Atul Gawande I've read. On health care reform and checklists. Go look. http://ping.fm/oS6wY (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - February 6, 2010 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Best interview with Atul Gawande I've read. On health care reform and checklists. Go look. http://bit.ly/d1T3Hf (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - February 6, 2010 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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10 more takes: The Healthcare industry on iPad. http://bit.ly/9uJ9dj (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - February 2, 2010 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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BusinessWeek: "How to Redesign Health Care" by Jay Parkinson. http://ping.fm/JZgOT (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - February 1, 2010 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
"Uric Acid, Fructose and Hypertension" by Joel TopfEmail this article to a colleague.
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Uric Acid, Fructose and HypertensionView more presentations from Joel Topf. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - January 30, 2010 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Nephrologists Using Social Media (from Nephrology Times). http://ping.fm/lWBEJ (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - January 25, 2010 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Book worms, imperialist nostalgia and the "Stanford 25" - Abraham Verghese http://ping.fm/jaob6 (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - December 31, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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How to achieve 'planned patienthood' http://bit.ly/1jwu6c (via @cnn) (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - December 26, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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"Here is my log of major interruptions of attempted sleep over a 12 hour period during yesterday’s stay in the hospital..." http://ping.fm/3dGI2 (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - December 24, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Things I Learned in Medical Training That Have Influenced Me in My Non-Medical Life. (via @intueri) http://ping.fm/mcdlq (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - December 19, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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"The chain reaction turned into a 13-way kidney transplant, during six marathon days of surgery..." http://ping.fm/FgqSO (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - December 14, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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20 People Who Make Healthcare Better http://ping.fm/xesT6 (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - December 10, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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This is my 1st and last appearance in the NYT sports section: our paper on kidney disease in bodybuilders. (Watch the video!) http://ping.fm/yohpC (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - December 9, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Medical iPhone Apps in Fast Company (brief quote by me). http://ping.fm/JcaCj (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - December 8, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Dragon Naturally Speaking Dictation on the iPhone. For free. (Wow.) http://bit.ly/7pKLxD (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - December 8, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Google Now Personalizes Everyone’s Search Results. http://ping.fm/OA1qO (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - December 5, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Dr. Rob's 6 Rules for Doctors. http://ping.fm/zilxv (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - December 4, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Running a Hospital: A Grand Show by e-Patient Dave and Danny http://ping.fm/71j6Q (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - December 4, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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The Emotional Epidemiology of H1N1 Influenza Vaccination (from the NEJM).http://ping.fm/40Xxf (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - December 1, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
"Universal Health Care", a Tee-Shirt by Warren EllisEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Via Warren Ellis, who is British. And not entirely sane.) (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - November 23, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
Analgesic Nephropathy (via The Renal Fellow Network)Email this article to a colleague.
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"Anyway, after some probing, he admitted to taking a drug called Vanquish regularly (i.e. daily for over 20 years). I had to look it up, but it turns out to be a compound analgesic (acetaminophen, aspirin and caffeine). I was surprised, as I thought these compounds were off the market, as they are in Europe. So beware, analgesic nephropathy is alive and well in 2009!" — The Renal Fellow Network (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - November 21, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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"Something Something Social Media: The Overdue Minority Report" by Merlin Mann (@hotdogsladies) http://bit.ly/7sKelo (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - November 21, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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"An antimicrobial tie with a graphic design based on the H1N1 virus." http://ping.fm/sTbMN (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - November 21, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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“Health gets personal in the cloud http://ping.fm/Ssbfn ” -@symtym (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - November 19, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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"Google just released a new research study on how physicians use the Internet. http://tr.im/FfNp ” -@skypen (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - November 19, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Adventures in Brain Tumors, by Matt Haughey (@mathowie). http://bit.ly/37DMa4 (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - November 15, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Merlin Mann blogs about Marco Arment, both of whom I like. A lot. http://ping.fm/uDpHP (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - November 14, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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“Find locations near you for both the seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccine http://bit.ly/4nOr53” -@google (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - November 10, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Today's xkcd (my favorite webcomic): "Organ Donor." http://xkcd.com/659/ (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - November 7, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
Halloween at the White HouseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Kidney Notes - November 7, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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"If Health Care Is Going to Change, Dr. Brent James's Ideas Will Change It" - NYT http://ping.fm/jrz8Y (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - November 6, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Receiving the H1N1 nasal vaccine is anticlimactic. "Flu nasal drowning" was a misnomer. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - November 5, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Credit: Baard Overgaard Hansen http://www.pixum.comhttp://bestc.am/LUN5 (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - November 4, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Amazon Best Books of 2009: http://ping.fm/soOWG (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - November 4, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
The Uroplakins (Via the Renal Fellow Network)Email this article to a colleague.
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The uroplakins form tiny, hexagonal arrays of particles--visualized best by electron microscopy (see figure taken from this excellent recent KI review by Wu et al)--which comprise structures called "urothelial plaques" that overlie the plasma membrane of superficial umbrella cells of the urothelium...Read more here. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - November 4, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Bodybuilding with steroids damages kidneys. http://ping.fm/cgLJs (One of the more unusual & controversial papers I've co-authored.) (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - October 30, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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WolframAlpha Searches: Potassium in Lime Juice? http://ping.fm/kdW7Q (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - October 28, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
Atypical Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome in the New England Journal of MedicineEmail this article to a colleague.
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Image by roboonya via FlickrEvery physician has diseases they see improbably often. For me, one of these conditions is hemolytic-uremic syndrome. Since writing one of my first papers on HUS as a resident — "De novo thrombotic microangiopathy in renal transplant recipients" — I've seen way more of it than you'd expect.For kidney fans, this review article on atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome in this month's New England Journal of Medicine (subscription required) is a must read. It details recent advances in the genetics of atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome. What was previously a confusing mess of similar-appearing dise...
Source: Kidney Notes - October 27, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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"Does anyone have any ideas about how to reconstruct my abdomen?" Heart-wrenching necrotizing fasciitis case in NEJM. http://ping.fm/PCQHp (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - October 27, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Via NPR. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - October 25, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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Dr. Brad Berk, University of Rochester Medical Center CEO, discusses his spinal cord injury on YouTube: http://ping.fm/x7hp2 (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - October 20, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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David Pogue Interviews Dr. Blumenthal, US Electronic Medical Records Czar http://ping.fm/Y7t1G (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - October 19, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
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The Electrolyte Composition of the Dead Sea. http://ping.fm/muQcP (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - October 13, 2009 Category: Urologists and Nephrologists Authors: Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN Source Type: blogs
