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Palliative Care: Bringing Change to the Practice Setting
Linda Emanuel, MD, PhD, Professor, Geriatric Medicine; Director, Buehler Center on Aging, Health & Society, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, explains the best way to teach palliative care.
Editorial, May 2008
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American Transplant Congress 2008: The 8th Joint Annual Meeting of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) and the American Society of Transplantation (AST)
Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from the meeting.
Conference Coverage, May 2008
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Word Use and Semantics in Alternative Medicine: A Survey of Editors of Medical and Related Journals
This original article investigates the views, practices, and policies of medical journal editors on the use of words and phrases present in alternative medicine manuscripts submitted for publication.
Journal Article, May 2008
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CME
A Pulmonary Mass Caused by Rhodococcus equi Infection in a Renal Transplant Recipient
Rhodococcus equi is a rare opportunistic infection that may require chronic treatment. The current study describes the clinical presentation and management of patients with R equi infection.
Journal Article, May 2008
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CME/CE
Impact of Nonadherence in the Kidney Transplant Recipient
What are the common clues that a patient may be nonadherent to their immunosuppression regimen?
Clinical Case, May 2008
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Physicians: Organize for High Performance
Anthony Shih, MD, MPH, Assistant Vice President, Quality Improvement and Efficiency, The Commonwealth Fund, New York, explains why US healthcare delivery systems should be revamped.
Editorial, May 2008
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Transplantation Criteria for Patients With Severe Pulmonary Hypertension and Grossly Impaired Right, but Relatively Normal Left Ventricular Function
Does any degree of right ventricular dysfunction warrant a heart-lung transplant over a lung transplant?
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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Determinants of Discard of Expanded Criteria Donor Kidneys: Impact of Biopsy and Machine Perfusion
Pumping and performing biopsies on ECD kidneys may help facilitate both refusal by centers with low utilization rates and acceptance by centers with high utilization rates.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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Icyou: How Social Media Is the New Resource for Online Health Information
Prerna Mona Khanna, MD, MPH, Medical Editor, Icyou.com, Charleston, South Carolina, describes another promising use of the health Internet.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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Embracing the Future: RPA 2008 Annual Meeting
Dale Singer, MHA, Executive Director of the Renal Physicians Association (RPA), provides an overview of the recent 2008 Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas.
Conference Coverage, May 2008
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Pharmacovigilance in Nephrology
Recent controversies about heparin contamination from China and ESA adverse effects raise questions about drug safety and FDA oversight.
Expert Viewpoint, May 2008
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How to Treat Skin Infections, Including MRSA, in 2008
Erik Schraga, MD, with Stanford-Kaiser Santa Clara Emergency Medicine in California, explains the correct way to treat skin abscesses in 2008.
Editorial, May 2008
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Patients: An Untapped Safety Resource
Julia A. Hallisy, DDS, a dentist in San Francisco, California, teaches how patients can protect themselves.
Editorial, May 2008
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Trends in HLA Antibody Screening and Identification and Their Role in Transplantation
The latest developments in antibody assessments and their utilization in transplant testing is discussed.
Journal Article, May 2008
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Malignancy After Heart Transplantation: Incidence, Prognosis and Risk Factors
A retrospective analysis of 3393 patients investigated the incidence and prognosis of neoplasia, and the influence of antiviral prophylaxis.
Journal Article, May 2008
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Improvement in Long-Term Renal Graft Survival Due to CMV Prophylaxis With Oral Ganciclovir: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial
Which approach, oral ganciclovir prophylaxis or intravenous preemptive therapy for prevention of CMV infection, has better outcomes?
Journal Article, May 2008
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A Case of Polyomavirus-associated Nephropathy Presenting Late After Transplantation
Polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (PVAN) is diagnosed in a 36-year-old woman who had a deceased-donor renal transplant. PVAN, often diagnosed within 12 months of transplant, developed 8 years later.
Journal Article, May 2008
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Underutilization of Thromboprophylaxis in Patients With Heart Failure
Gregory Piazza, MD, Clinical Fellow in Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, discusses how poorly many hospitals are preventing deep vein thrombosis.
Expert Viewpoint, April 2008
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CME
Time of Day Is Associated With Postoperative Morbidity: An Analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Data
Does working nine-to-five keep your patients alive?
Journal Article, April 2008
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Announcing the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Section of The Medscape Journal of Medicine
David Goldenberg, MD, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Pennsylvania State University, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, announces this new section of The Medscape Journal.
Editorial, April 2008
