Educational Objectives: At the conclusion of the course, participants should be able to: * Improve the diagnosis and treatment of common family practice problems * Apply traditional modes of diagnosis and management more effectively * Apply information to commonly asked questions in office practice * Increase proficiency and maintain competence by updating cognitive understanding of family medicine * Feel better prepared to pass the American Board of Family Medici...

What is eNephrology Review? A monthly review of journal literature by topic, with access to available abstracts and full text articles Timely commentary on current research, best practices, and clinical management issues, provided by an expert panel of Nephrology Specialists 6 bi-monthly issues and 3 podcasts (clinical practice case-study scenarios) Delivered directly to your email in-box Fully accredited – earn your CME credits online Free to registered subscribers, with no fees...

Upon completion of this educational activity, you will be able to: Apply evidenced based assessment strategies to optimize clinical decision making related to management of patients with anemia and kidney failure Appraise options for anemia management in dialysis patients to minimize risk for hemoglobin variability to improve patient outcomes Integrate evidence-based strategies to manage anemia in complicated dialysis patients with multiple chronic diseases to prevent or minimize adve...

In this activity, an expert in nephrology discusses methods to improve control of hyperphosphatemia in patients with chronic kidney disease. Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to: * Establish the link between CKD/hyperphosphatemia and higher cardiovascular mortality and morbidity * Evaluate efficacy and safety of current interventions used in management of mineral and bone disorders in CKD based on recent data

In this activity, two experts in nephrology review and discuss data presented at the 2011 Spring Clinical Meetings of the National Kidney Foundation on the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD)-related anemia. Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to: * Apply key clinical data sets pertaining to available therapies for the treatment of anemia in patients with CKD * Review and analyze late-breaking clinical data related to emerging therapies for the trea...

It is impossible to separate cardiovascular from metabolic disease when it comes to risk assessment, prevention, and clinical intervention. The biggest health problem facing the world today is from the combined impact of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. No other conference address the breadth and depth of this new paradigm like the Cardiometabolic Health Congress (CMHC) – imparting the scientific basis and clinical tools essential to combat cardiometabolic risk. It is cri...

Allan B. Schwartz, MD, is director of the Chronic Kidney Disease Clinic, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and director of continuing medical education at Drexel University College of Medicine. Here, he says that proteinuria is both a warning sign and a cause of progressive chronic kidney disease. This lecture and the post-test is worth 1.5 credit hours. Dr. Schwartz provides a schematic of events with microalbuminuria/proteinuria, showing how decreased nephron mass leads to excess...

Allan B. Schwartz, MD, is professor of medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Drexel University College of Medicine. He opens his lecture with slides showing the dramatic increase in the incidence of diabetes mellitus, and the prevalence of the disease by race and ethnicity. The lecture is built around a total of 69 slides. This lecture and the post-test is worth 1.5 credit hours. The author discusses proteinuria in diabetes mellitus, noting that it is a warning sign for prog...

Internal Medicine Update 2012 offers practical and timely clinical recommendations and guidelines for general internists and subspecialists, family practice physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and allied healthcare professionals. Several interactive, collaborative Breakout sessions of your choice, on topics relevant to your clinical practice, are available. Courses required for Florida medical license renewals (Medical Errors and Domestic Violence) are included. Sessions a...

NEW: Free Shipping + Free CME Credits Whether preparing for your initial Pediatrics Board Certification exam or your Maintenance of Certification (MoC) exam, learning begins with the must-know material in MedStudy's newest Core Curriculum, the foundation of MedStudy’s overall learning system. The material in these 5 easy-to carry books not only correlates closely with the ABP exam blueprints (what you must know to pass both the initial and MoC Board exams) but also incorporates the most up-...

NEW! Free Shipping + Free CME Whether preparing for your initial IM Board Certification exam or your Maintenance of Certification (MoC) exam, learning begins with the must-know material in MedStudy's Core Curriculum, the foundation of MedStudy’s overall learning system. The material in these 5 easy-to carry books not only correlates closely with the ABIM exam blueprints (what you must know to pass both the initial and MoC Board exams) but also incorporates the most up-to-date, evidence-ba...

Karthik Ranganna, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine at Drexel University College of medicine, and a staff nephrologist at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia. Alan B. Schwartz, MD, is a professor of medicine in the division of nephrology and hypertension at Drexel University College of Medicine where he is also director of continuing medical education. Here, they define tubulointerstitial disease, discuss the clinical features and the etiologic causes of both acute and chr...