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Joshua Schwimmer
Nephrologist, NYC


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Feb
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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

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.@rlbates New York allows you to recognize DNR bracelets without supporting papers. Not sure about tattoos. I expect not. Anyone know?

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Today I learned MedicAlert.org offers $899 gold DO NOT RESUSCITATE bracelets, which gives “richest person in the cemetary” a new meaning.

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Feb
15th
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Nathan Hellman, founder of the Renal Fellow Blog, has died. He was 36. http://ping.fm/LQKj9

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Feb
7th
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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

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Feb
5th
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Feb
3rd
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Midnight.

Midnight.

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Feb
2nd
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10 more takes: The Healthcare industry on iPad. http://bit.ly/9uJ9dj

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Stanford Hospital’s Pneumatic Tube Messaging System. http://ping.fm/vMU7h

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BusinessWeek: “How to Redesign Health Care” by Jay Parkinson. http://ping.fm/JZgOT

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Feb
1st
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BTW, @kidneynotes has been transformed into a stream (*cough, cough*) of interesting medical links, not exclusively related to the kidney.

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RT @precordialthump: ‘In the Fast Lane’: Unusual Urine #003 http://su.pr/4cgeHk It’s green! (and just updated)

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Jan
31st
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Apple’s New iPad Background (via Nathan C.)

Apple’s New iPad Background (via Nathan C.)

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“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

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RT @precordialthump: RT: @poisonreview: Cocktail Paralysis http://ow.ly/16sKkX Could a drink cause hypokalaemic paralysis? You betcha.

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