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REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) is a form of sleepwalking where patients will enact their dream while asleep. This dream enactment behavior is not normal, as usually we are completely paralyzed whi le...
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TRUE OR FALSE: RENAL ARTERY STENOSIS ON THE AFFECTED SIDE PROTECTS ON DEVELOPMENT OF GLOMERULAR DISEASE ON THAT SIDE.
True
16 (39%)
False
13 (31%)
Hmmm....depends on...
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Can you believe the Chicago Midwinter Meeting is only two weeks away? It seems as though 2012 is flying by, but in this instance, we’re glad February 22 is coming fast! The Chicago Midwinter Mee ting...
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There is an important paper in PLoS Medicine by Sarah Walker et al. in the UK that measured the proportion of C. diff cases in hospitalized patients that were acquired during their index hospital stay nbsp...
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Newton, MA - prMac Medical (courtesy of a loyal reader for passing this along) [prMac.com] Newton, Massachusetts - The Tumorpedia / Bonetumor team announces the launch of Tumorpedia, a suite of mobile medical...
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Currently many kidney transplant recipients lose their Medicare coverage 36 months after receiving a transplant. In some cases these individuals are then unable to afford the cost of anti-rejection me dications...
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Apart from the interesting issues raised about provider duties to investigate surrogate representations, the Noval v. Kaiser case is also notable because Kaiser ethicist, Dan Wilson, is named as a se parate...
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This Southern California case (Noval v. Kaiser Fdn. Hospital) sadly reads a lot like an old James Spader, Kyra Sedgwick, Helen Mirren movie: Critical Care.
Hector Noval, the son of a mu ltimillionaire...
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The Story is one of the podcasts I listen to while I walk to work. This week’s episode is well worth a listen—an excellent interview with Don Berwick about his time with CMS. I can’t comment...
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Question:Dr. Ramirez,I just had my 3rd failed IVF cycle and I'm looking for some guidance. A little history:I am 31 have a short luteal phase but PIO and estrace seem to do the trick. Day 3 testing no rmal...
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