Transplant Surgery & Research? Is that Academic Transplant Surgery?
Hey ya'll. Question
I want to research to discover how to generate the pancreas. I also want to become a surgeon. I was thinking that if I become a transplant surgeon, it will be a great match for doing both, since, obviously, the goal is to transplant the pancreases I, hopefully, make into people suffering from pancreatic diseases, specifically Type 1 Diabetes to cure them completely. I do know kidneys would be required too, maybe the discovery of one will serve to complement research and...
Transplant Surgery & Research? Is that Academic Transplant Surgery? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 2, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: soundofwonder Tags: Surgery and Surgical Subspecialties Source Type: forums
No evidence for a change of the current HbA1c target level of ≤ 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) in children and adolescents with diabetes in Sweden and UK
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Source: BMJ Comments - November 27, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Medicare B Rx Reimbursements
I was wondering if anyone could provide more information on how much Medicare B reimburses pharmacies for filling prescriptions of diabetic testing supplies, nebulizer solutions, and insulin for pumps. I have worked for a chain pharmacy for years filling these Rxs and just happened upon this article from 2013:
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Medicare B Rx Reimbursements (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - November 22, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: MilknCheerios Tags: Pharmacy Source Type: forums
Is it plausible that eating bacon doubles the risk of type 2 diabetes?
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Source: BMJ Comments - November 22, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
A Win for Patients :).... NYT: "To Drive Down Insulin Prices, W.H.O. Will Certify Generic Versions"
Am I allowed to post the whole article here (for those facing a paywall? Ive posted a portion of it):
To Drive Down Insulin Prices, W.H.O. Will Certify Generic Versions
About 80 million people with diabetes around the world need the hormone, and half of them can’t afford it. Creating competition could help, the agency said.
www.nytimes.com
In Today's NYT:
GLOBAL HEALTH
To Drive Down Insulin Prices, W.H.O. Will Certify Generic Versions
"About 80 million people with diabetes ...
Source: Student Doctor Network - November 14, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Engrailed Tags: Pre-Medical - MD Source Type: forums
Routine use of progesterone might also increase diabetes
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Source: BMJ Comments - November 12, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Benefits and harms of intensive glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes
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Source: BMJ Comments - November 10, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
2-h plasma glucose during oral glucose tolerance test should be considered in the individual participant data meta-analysis of quality of dietary fat and genetic risk of type 2 diabetes
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Source: BMJ Comments - October 30, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Expected medical innovations in the next decade
Interesting article from Time. There are some really cool things in the works. Everyone is always buzzing about machine learning, but I think one of the most interesting is the implantable device to "cure" type I diabetes. Pretty novel solution and could definitely help a lot of people! Also, I've been waiting for tech that can read my mind for a while. Hopefully, we actually get that in the next decade (minus the robot apocalypse...
Expected medical innovations in the next decade (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 27, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Cornfed101 Tags: Pre-Medical - MD Source Type: forums
MD with no interviews..Need help
Friends i applied to 350 IM programs still no interviews.
Credentials .step1 221,step2 ck 227 (cs fail history is there).
ECFMG certified.Step 3 213..Did phd in diabetes,yog 2010. US IMG .How can i improve my chances.Really depressed these days.Spend a lot of money on this journey. I need help (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 23, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Ross123 Tags: Medical Students - MD Source Type: forums
Metabolic medicine?
I read that chemical pathologists can specialize in metabolic medicine. I just stumbled accross this yesterday and found it quite intriguing
My questions are:
What do you guys treat and do, typical work and patient contact?
All I hear its a relatively newer subspecialty and that they can treat any metabolic manifestations and are involved in parenteral nutrition. There's a fair amount of lab and patient contact which sounds cool.
Involved in treating diabetes, hypertension, obesity...
Metabolic medicine? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 11, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tman507 Tags: Pathology Source Type: forums
how to tell medicare co-pay for diabetes drugs
i have a patient with medicare. i don't know his exact prescription plan and i'm not sure if he would know either or how to find out. i need to know what his co-pay costs would be for trulicity and insulin. i need to be able to factor affordability before prescribing. the best tool i can think of medicare compare plans website. does anyone know of a better resource? thank you. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 4, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: common man Tags: General Residency Issues Source Type: forums
Liver Transplant
New CA2. I just finished my first liver transplant and it was awesome.
Pt was late 60s hx of chronic Hep C and met colon CA to liver s/p resection 7 yrs ago. Diabetes, HTN but normal heart.
Case went great despite lasting 9 hrs and losing 2L of blood since it was a re-operation. "Usual" case length is 4-5 hours. 6 units of PRBCs, 5 units FFP, 6pk platelets, some cryo, 1L albumin, and 2.5L crystalloid. We went upstairs with normal ABG and no pressors.
The set-up was a beast but thank dog...
Liver Transplant (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 30, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: IveGotTwins Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
Sugar consumption and type 2 diabetes in the united states
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Source: BMJ Comments - September 20, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Reply to Dr Henderson and Professor Sheriff: Omega-3, omega-6, and total dietary polyunsaturated fat for prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
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Source: BMJ Comments - September 19, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
