Notes from Dr. RW

No, according to this study : Conclusion: In conclusion, during ADHF, continuation of beta-blocker therapy is not associated with delayed...

AKA typhilitis. Another review .

It mimics pancreatic carcinoma but there are differentiating clues.

Here I will try and put together the essentials of this sometimes confusing and ever changing topic. Most of this information is from a lec...

---are process improvement methodologies originated by industry (Motorola and Toyota, respectively) increasingly employed by health care sys...

Phosphate nephropathy, which can lead to not only AKI but also CKD, is an emerging concern as more and more case reports appear. Here is an...

Recent coverage of influenza in the professional media has consisted of a dizzying flurry of disjointed sound bites. I have set out to put ...

Multiple factors have contributed to the rising promotion and teaching of quackery in mainstream academic medical centers, something I'v...

Here's some of what's leaked from secret negotiations to hammer out the treaty, according to Boing Boing : That ISPs have to proacti...

This is not something worthy of a change in practice yet. File it away in the “stay tuned” category.

Although this has been a swinging pendulum the latest meta-analysis suggests that using BNP or proBNP to guide treatment improves mortality...

Prescription benefit plans vary from province to province in Canada. How does this affect patient use of medication? From a study in Circu...

---(calcific aortic sclerosis or stenosis) is an atherosclerotic process and predicts atherosclerosis elsewhere.

According to the results of this study it's good old, tried-and-true diltiazem: Measurements and Main Results: The primary end poin...

Compensation is the obvious one according to this article in ACP Hospitalist, but there are intangibles: Professional development activitie...

Two new themes emerge from this article in The Hospitalist: Hospitalist groups need to align their incentives with hospitals. Hospitals wit...

I've posted about this before. The latest is this study from Circulation: Methods and Results— In this prospective multicenter study, ...

According to a poster presentation at a recent conference of the American Thoracic Society: The total number of CTPAs performed for suspecte...

But the debate, as illustrated by a point-counterpoint piece in the October issue of The Hospitalist, is not about whether collaboration am...