Category: Medicine
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The ACR 2006 Scientific Conference
I’m glad to say it’s been a quiet today. To the best of my knowledge no one in my family has died. Something I’ve been wanting to mention lately but haven’t gotten around to (I hope you’ll forgive my distraction) is the upcoming American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Conference which starts this week. This…
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Interesting ICD-9 codes
I’m working in the ER right now, and while I was trying to find an ICD-9 diagnostic code for a patient, I came across the following code that I’d never seen before: E845.8: Accident Involving Spacecraft Injuring Groundcrew, Employee I wonder how often that one’s been used?
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The National Provider Identifier
All MDs in the country now have to have an NPI number. This is supposed to be a unique number that identifies you throughout the nation, presumably so the government knows that we’re qualified to practise medicine and knows where we are at all times. Unfortunately, there are still some hitches in getting one. What…
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The National Provider Identifier
All MDs in the country now have to have an NPI number. This is supposed to be a unique number that identifies you throughout the nation, presumably so the government knows that we’re qualified to practise medicine and knows where we are at all times.Unfortunately, there are still some hitches in getting one. What follows…
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September A&R Roundup
At long last, it’s time for the September Roundup of Arthritis & Rheumatism, the premier(?) journal for all things rheumatologic. Sorry it took me so long; I will plead that it was a very busy month, and that the paper journal took a long time to come out. I should also note that abstracts for…
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CDC Changes HIV Screening Recommendations
This is interesting. The CDC seems to be suggesting pretty drastic changes in HIV screening procedures: For patients in all health-care settings HIV screening is recommended for patients in all health-care settings after the patient is notified that testing will be performed unless the patient declines (opt-out screening). Persons at high risk for HIV infection…
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Follow-up to A&R Letter
This is a quick follow-up to this post from a couple of days ago. I’ve now read the two articles referred to, and agree that there’s some funny stuff going on here. I don’t really doubt the conclusions, but I think the authors really do have to explain some things.
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Follow-up to A&R Letter
This is a quick follow-up to this post from a couple of days ago. I’ve now read the two articles referred to, and agree that there’s some funny stuff going on here. I don’t really doubt the conclusions, but I think the authors really do have to explain some things.
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Cool image
I just thought this was cool. It’s from this week’s NEJM and it shows lanthanum in the colon. Lanthanum is a metal and apparently is being used as a phosphate binder in some dialysis patients.
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Sept A&R is Out – Check Out This Letter!
This month’s Arthritis and Rheumatism is now available, on line at least. I’m not sure why I didn’t get the TOC email, but I found out through the grape vine and have taken a preliminary look through it. Sorry, you can only read it if you have a prescription. Jumping Jehosephat! It’s packed with good…
Steven Vlad 