This week again is a selection of articles/reviews being tweeted by the nephrology community.
TWiN (The Week in Nephrology) 8th Aug 2016
The Week in Nephrology is back after a spot of vacation. Again the twitter world was full of reviews this week, on a variety of topics and I have collected a few here. Feedback and suggestions welcome. DM me @dr_nikhilshah with your ideas.
NINJA: A systematic approach to reduce exposure to nephrotoxins
#NephJC Book Club: the wrap up #PWSYN
Chapter Fifteen: The Emancipated Consumer
Chapter Fourteen: Flattening The Earth
Chapter Thirteen: Predicting and Preempting Disease
Chapter Twelve: Secure vs. Cure
Chapter Eleven: Open Sesame
Chapter Ten: The Edifice Complex
Chapter Nine: My (Smartphone) Doctor
Chapter Eight: My Costs
Chapter Seven: My Records and Meds
Chapter Six: My Lab Tests and Scans
Capter Five: My GIS
Chapter Four Angelina Jolie: My Choice
Chapter Three: A Precedent for Momentous Change
Chapter Two: Eminence-Based Medicine
Chapter One: Medicine turned Upside Down.
Eric Topol begins this book by setting the stage of why patients will become more empowered. Topol argues that patients are not going to settle for the amount of power physicians are comfortable yielding, but rather that forces larger than medicine will fundamentally alter the traditional patient-doctor relationship.
