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MOC is stupid

MOC is stupid

I am going to again bitch about the MOC. I planning on mocking the MOC. MOC, for the non-medical among us, stands for Maintenance of Certifi...
Results of the WARCEF trial are out; this is the largest trial to date that tries to determine whether warfarin is better than aspirin for p...
Little, slimy, deadly.

Little, slimy, deadly.

The article about the hazards of raw oysters really hit home.... Of course, I'm not gonna stop eating them. http://www.acpinternist.org/...
Don't drop them...

Don't drop them...

Mom's having surgery soon at Mecca. I've got vacation scheduled so I can be there. She's now 3 years out from diagnosis, a smidg...
Fluid balance in ARDS

Fluid balance in ARDS

Here are 2 articles from Journal Club, related to management of fluid/volume status in ARDS: http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa06189...
Gram's stain

Gram's stain

Ever ask yourself, "What the hell is a "gram-variable coccobacillus"?" Read this article: http://labmed.ascpjournals.org...
A trend I can do without:

A trend I can do without:

Taking pictures of (insert bodily fluid output) on your cell phone. Trust me, I really don't want to see your mucus plug floating in you...
ID article

ID article

Here is an article from Dr Bariola, who is the head of the Antibiotic Stewardship program at UAMS. http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/ar...
Oops...

Oops...

If you are showing your home...having a textbook titled "Vaginal Surgery" next to the tub PROBABLY isn't the best thing to hav...
Don't just do something, stand there!

Don't just do something, stand there!

Medical societies are trying to put together a list of tests that are "over-ordered", in an attempt to offset the huge increase in...
PE management

PE management

interesting article about mgmt of submassive PE: http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/122/11/1124.full

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