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Fluid overload after fluid resuscitation
(Source: Notes from Dr. RW)
Source: Notes from Dr. RW - June 27, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: critical care nephrology Source Type: blogs

Environmental etiologic factors for eosinophilic esophagitis
(Source: Notes from Dr. RW)
Source: Notes from Dr. RW - June 26, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: allergy and immunology gastroenterology Source Type: blogs

Mineralocorticoid excess and related syndromes
(Source: Notes from Dr. RW)
Source: Notes from Dr. RW - June 25, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: cardiovascular endocrinology Source Type: blogs

Premature ventricular contractions: everything you wanted to know and more
(Source: Notes from Dr. RW)
Source: Notes from Dr. RW - June 24, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: cardiovascular Source Type: blogs

Heart Rhythm Society Waffles on MOC
On Thursday (yesterday), I received this notice from the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) concerning their stance on the American Board of Medical Specialty's (ABMS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) referendum at the recent AMA House of Delegates meeting held in Chicago: "The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates recently approved resolutions addressing concerns about the American (Source: Dr. Wes)
Source: Dr. Wes - June 23, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: DrWes Source Type: blogs

Vagal atrial fibrillation
(Source: Notes from Dr. RW)
Source: Notes from Dr. RW - June 23, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: cardiovascular Source Type: blogs

How should we define valvular and non-valvular atrial fibrillation?
(Source: Notes from Dr. RW)
Source: Notes from Dr. RW - June 22, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: cardiovascular Source Type: blogs

ABIM's Bedfellows
Right now, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has a comment period that extends through 27 Jun 2016 regarding MACRA, the new payment scheme created by the health care industry, to pay physicians on the front line of health care. I encourage every physicians to voice their opinion about this plan, Before you do, however, I'd like to remind you of the recent indifference by the (Source: Dr. Wes)
Source: Dr. Wes - June 21, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: DrWes Source Type: blogs

Walking speed, walking distance and mortality
(Source: Notes from Dr. RW)
Source: Notes from Dr. RW - June 21, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: cardiovascular miscellaneous Source Type: blogs

Giving vasoactive drugs through a peripheral IV
(Source: Notes from Dr. RW)
Source: Notes from Dr. RW - June 20, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: critical care hospital medicine pharmacology Source Type: blogs

Pennsylvania Medical Society Explains Their Vote of No Confidence Against the ABIM
The Pennsylvania Medical Society just sent this letter to all Pennsylvania physicians explaining their rationale for issuing a "vote of no confidence" against the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM): The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) believes that continual professional development, lifelong learning, and providing quality patient care based on the best science and evidence to (Source: Dr. Wes)
Source: Dr. Wes - June 19, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: DrWes Source Type: blogs

Weight reduction, pericardial adipose tissue and cardiac structure in patients with atrial fibrillation
(Source: Notes from Dr. RW)
Source: Notes from Dr. RW - June 19, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: cardiovascular Source Type: blogs

Measles and pertussis risk related to vaccine refusal
(Source: Notes from Dr. RW)
Source: Notes from Dr. RW - June 18, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: infectious disease Source Type: blogs

It's Time to End the MOC® Brand
After Monday's resounding AMA resolution calling for an end to Maintenance of Certification®, it is time to end, once and for all, the MOC® brand held by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). Maintenance of Certification® remains as a failed social justice experiment foisted on unsuspecting and vulnerable practicing US physicians by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) (Source: Dr. Wes)
Source: Dr. Wes - June 17, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: DrWes Source Type: blogs

It's Time to End the MOC ® Brand
After Monday's resounding AMA resolution calling for an end to Maintenance of Certification®, it is time to end, once and for all, the MOC® brand held by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). Maintenance of Certification® remains as a failed social justice experiment foisted on un suspecting and vulnerable practicing US physicians by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) < img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TuRAx/~4/blEWR8FrQ9k" height="1" width="1" alt=""/ > (Source: Dr. Wes)
Source: Dr. Wes - June 17, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: DrWes Source Type: blogs