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Factors Influencing Self-Care Behavior in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

Physician's Weekly

Age, education, and health literacy emerged as key drivers of self-care behavior in individuals with chronic kidney disease. The study published in the April 2025 issue of BMC Nephrology abour Chronic kidney disease (CKD) which poses significant health risks, including cardiovascular complications and reduced QoL.

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Rising Syphilitic Uveitis Trends and Ocular Outcomes

Physician's Weekly

The following is a summary of “Incidence and Prevalence of Syphilitic Uveitis and Associated Ocular Complications in the TriNetX Database,” published in the June 2025 issue of American Journal of Ophthalmology by Zhou et al. Low vision and blindness were the most common ocular complications, affecting 27.85% (N=66, 95% CI 22.16-33.54%),

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Parvo Podcast! Erythema Infectiosum, Fifth Disease, and more!

PEMBlog

Well break down the virology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, and complications of Parvovirus B19. Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis of Parvovirus B19 Infection. Only about 25% of infected individuals will have this classic rash syndrome. Finally, lets talk about some rare neurologic complications. Parvoviruses.

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Urinary Incontinence Revisited: George Kuchel & Alison Huang

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ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Incontinence and avoiding issues can present in an older individual, in some cases, just like they do a younger person. Biological aging or physiological aging varies from individual to individual. For any MOC questions, please email moc@ucsf.edu.

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Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

PEMBlog

Hypertensive emergency is a clinical diagnosis characterized by a sudden and severe elevation in blood pressure accompanied by signs of acute end-organ dysfunction. Evaluation consists of lab studies, including CBC, CMP, BNP, troponin, UA, UDS, TSH with reflex to T4, and urine pregnancy test for individuals with a uterus.

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Palliative Care in Liver Disease: A Podcast with Kirsten Engel, Sarah Gillespie-Heyman, Brittany Waterman, & Amy Johnson

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ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. I’ve seen patients post transplant when they start having complications. They are complicated. They’re complicated from a symptom standpoint. Subscribers will claim MOC credit by completing an evaluation with self-reflection questions.

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What is going on with MAID in Canada? Bill Gardner, Leonie Herx, & Sonu Gaind

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A planned expansion of MAID to include people with mental illness was placed on hold until March 2024. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Alex: Self-administer and psychiatric illness is not considered a qualifying diagnosis. They could have a prognosis of years, or decades. Eric: Yeah.

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