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Faith and Science Intersect at Physician's Popular Blog
Edwin Leap, MD, regularly writes about his faith and how it affects his practice of medicine.
Article, January 2009
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Can Percutaneous Renal Biopsy Direct Kidney Allocation in Liver Transplant Candidates With Renal Failure?
In this video blog Ron Shapiro, MD discusses the results of a study of the feasibility, value, and risk of percutaneous renal biopsy in liver transplant candidates with renal failure.
Expert Viewpoint, January 2009
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Sleep Apnea as a Cause of Gout Flares
A reader explains the need to examine the sleep patterns of patients being treated for gout.
Letter, January 2009
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The Doctor-Patient Relationship III: A Way of Listening -- The Balint Group Revisited, 2008
Ursula Snyder, PhD, Former Editor, Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women's Health, New York, explains how we can truly improve our listening with this method.
Editorial, January 2009
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Physicians Rise Up to Save Primary Care
Almost all states are facing a primary care physician shortage. In this installment of 'Physicians Are Talking About', doctors voice their opinions and recommend possible solutions to the problem.
Expert Viewpoint, January 2009
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Medical Alert Bracelet: An Effective Way to Preserve Veins for Future Dialysis Vascular Access in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
A reader advocates the use of medical bracelets to better aid patients with chronic kidney disease.
Letter, January 2009
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CME
The Advantages and Challenges of Increasing the Duration and Frequency of Maintenance Dialysis Sessions
Advantages of both longer and more frequent dialysis sessions, along with barriers to adoption of such regimens are discussed in this review.
Journal Article, January 2009
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Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring: Special Considerations When Used in Children
Does ABPM have the same utility in children as it does in adults, and are all variables to diagnose high blood pressure the same? Dr. Henry Black discusses a recent AHA statement on ABPM in children.
Expert Viewpoint, December 2008
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The Doctor-Patient Relationship II: Not Listening
Ursula Snyder, PhD, Former Editor, Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women's Health, New York, NY, teaches us how to improve our listening skills.
Editorial, December 2008
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The Doctor-Patient Relationship I: The Web Underscores the Divide
Ursula Snyder, PhD, Former Editor, Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women's Health, New York, NY, explains how to improve physician-patient conversation.
Editorial, December 2008
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Using an Algorithm to Identify Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease
In this video blog, Jeff Berns, MD, from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, discusses the use of an algorithm to predict CKD risk, as detailed in the Dec '08 issue of Arch Intern Med.
Expert Viewpoint, December 2008
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Is ESA Loading Beneficial?
In this video blog, Jeffrey Berns, MD, from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, discusses the value of ESA loading in hospitalized patients. Does it cause harm or benefit?
Expert Viewpoint, December 2008
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CME/CE
Teaming Up To Prevent Adverse Drug Events
Drug safety relies on effective communication between all members of the patient care team and with the patient.
Commentary, December 2008
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Controversies in Lupus Nephritis: An Expert Interview with Gerald B. Appel, MD
At the 2008 ASN meeting in Philadelphia, Medscape interviews Gerald B. Appel, MD, of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, on the management of patients with lupus nephritis and CKD.
Expert Viewpoint, December 2008
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CME
Optimizing Patient Outcomes in Acute Heart Failure Syndromes: Strategies to Preserve Cardiorenal Function
Review the multidimensional nature of AHFS and its association with renal dysfunction, as well as the challenges, safety, and efficacy of various therapies for treatment.
Clinical Review, December 2008
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CME
Acute Kidney Injury Caused by Intravascular Hemolysis After Mechanical Thrombectomy
Intravascular hemolysis leads to acute kidney injury in this case report of a pregnant woman who was treated for pulmonary embolism with a rheolytic thrombectomy device.
Journal Article, December 2008
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DRIVE it Home: Making the Case for Prospective Economic Data Collection in Randomized Clinical Trials
The DRIVE and DRIVE-II trials evaluated the efficacy of IV ferric gluconate in anemic dialysis patients but how can we extrapolate these data to change public policy and reimbursement practices?
Journal Article, December 2008
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Doctor, You Should Now Measure Abdominal Height
George T. Griffing, MD, Professor of Medicine at Saint Louis University in Missouri and Editor-in-Chief of Internal Medicine at eMedicine, teaches us about abdominal height.
Editorial, December 2008
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CME
Costimulation Blockade in Solid-Organ Transplantation: From Bench to Bedside
Blockade of the prototypic costimulatory B7/CD28 pathway is now available for clinical use and is under development for solid organ transplantation with the new agent belatacept
Clinical Review, December 2008
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Reempowering Primary Care
Brian Klepper, PhD, a healthcare analyst from Atlantic Beach, Florida, offers a solution to the primary care problem.
Editorial, December 2008
