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RT @blogborygmi: In the ED we’re trained to ignore silver DNR bracelets unless there’s supporting papers RT @JoshuaSchwimmer: @blogboryg …

RT @blogborygmi: In the ED we’re trained to ignore silver DNR bracelets unless there’s supporting papers RT @JoshuaSchwimmer: @blogboryg …
.@rlbates New York allows you to recognize DNR bracelets without supporting papers. Not sure about tattoos. I expect not. Anyone know?
Today I learned MedicAlert.org offers $899 gold DO NOT RESUSCITATE bracelets, which gives “richest person in the cemetary” a new meaning.
Nathan Hellman, founder of the Renal Fellow Blog, has died. He was 36. http://ping.fm/LQKj9
NEW LINK. Best interview with Atul Gawande I’ve read. On health care reform and checklists. Go look. http://ping.fm/oS6wY
BTW, @kidneynotes has been transformed into a stream (*cough, cough*) of interesting medical links, not exclusively related to the kidney.
RT @precordialthump: ‘In the Fast Lane’: Unusual Urine #003 http://su.pr/4cgeHk It’s green! (and just updated)
“Run Pee suggests the best times during a movie to make a run to the bathroom without missing too much of the plot.” http://bit.ly/aAABIo
RT @precordialthump: RT: @poisonreview: Cocktail Paralysis http://ow.ly/16sKkX Could a drink cause hypokalaemic paralysis? You betcha.