Collected posts fromThe Efficient MD, Kidney Notes, Tech Medicine, Twitter, & Flickr.Professional Info:Nephrologist (Kidney Doctor) in New York CityContactRecommendationsDisclaimerjschwimmer.netTumblr (3.0; @jschwimmer)http://jschwimmer.net/“Black widow venom is anti-botulism; eating cigarettes can kill; chronic crack usage leads to...<p>“Black widow venom is anti-botulism; eating cigarettes can kill; chronic crack usage leads to ‘crack dancing’ from dopamine.”- @<a href="http://twitter.com/grahamwalker" target="_blank">grahamwalker</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jschwimmer/~4/Owc1z9OSf0U" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jschwimmer/~3/Owc1z9OSf0U/239450529http://jschwimmer.net/post/239450529Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:02:13 -0500http://jschwimmer.net/post/239450529Museum of Natural History<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kstceaSZla1qz50r6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Museum of Natural History</b></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jschwimmer/~4/SwhFZ__hRGc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jschwimmer/~3/SwhFZ__hRGc/237427387http://jschwimmer.net/post/237427387Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:11:03 -0500http://jschwimmer.net/post/237427387Central Park<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kstce49bS01qz50r6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Central Park</b></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jschwimmer/~4/1PAzExIu1BY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jschwimmer/~3/1PAzExIu1BY/237427288http://jschwimmer.net/post/237427288Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:10:57 -0500http://jschwimmer.net/post/237427288Elie Wiesel on Twitter, via Wonkette. http://ping.fm/PP15B<p>Elie Wiesel on Twitter, via Wonkette. <a href="http://ping.fm/PP15B" target="_blank">http://ping.fm/PP15B</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jschwimmer/~4/gTrQNtT9gF8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jschwimmer/~3/gTrQNtT9gF8/237180716http://jschwimmer.net/post/237180716Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:08:23 -0500http://jschwimmer.net/post/237180716“RT @junkyardmessiah: On to the Senate! RT @BarackObama: This is history.” -@GreatDismal (William...<p>“RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/junkyardmessiah" target="_blank">junkyardmessiah</a>: On to the Senate! RT @<a href="http://twitter.com/BarackObama" target="_blank">BarackObama</a>: This is history.” -@GreatDismal (William Gibson)</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jschwimmer/~4/Hg5A5dMO77M" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jschwimmer/~3/Hg5A5dMO77M/236702204http://jschwimmer.net/post/236702204Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:54:17 -0500http://jschwimmer.net/post/236702204Huh.<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksrq62epVN1qz50r6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Huh.</b></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jschwimmer/~4/42jJFNhhkhM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jschwimmer/~3/42jJFNhhkhM/236510828http://jschwimmer.net/post/236510828Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:13:17 -0500http://jschwimmer.net/post/236510828“Apheresis machine is making noises that indicate that either my donation is complete, or Mario has...<p>“Apheresis machine is making noises that indicate that either my donation is complete, or Mario has completed another boss level.” -@Ihnatko</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jschwimmer/~4/czuKRV-e0vA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jschwimmer/~3/czuKRV-e0vA/236318904http://jschwimmer.net/post/236318904Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:06:20 -0500http://jschwimmer.net/post/236318904youmightfindyourself: NEARLY UNIVERSAL LITERACY IS A DEFINING...<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krun6lBtwi1qzu6nxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youmightfindyourself.com/post/218812412/nearly-universal-literacy-is-a-defining" target="_blank">youmightfindyourself</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><b>NEARLY UNIVERSAL LITERACY</b> IS A DEFINING CHARACTERISTIC OF TODAY’S MODERN CIVILIZATION; <b>NEARLY UNIVERSAL AUTHORSHIP</b> WILL SHAPE TOMORROW’S. (ANALYSIS / BY DENIS G. PELLI & CHARLES BIGELOW / OCTOBER 20, 2009)</p> </blockquote><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jschwimmer/~4/esF6a-yvjNA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jschwimmer/~3/esF6a-yvjNA/236108071http://jschwimmer.net/post/236108071Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:31:29 -0500http://jschwimmer.net/post/236108071Today’s xkcd (my favorite webcomic): “Organ Donor.” http://xkcd.com/659/<p>Today’s xkcd (my favorite webcomic): “Organ Donor.” <a href="http://xkcd.com/659/" target="_blank">http://xkcd.com/659/</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jschwimmer/~4/hyC3jpTxKZU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jschwimmer/~3/hyC3jpTxKZU/236107146http://jschwimmer.net/post/236107146Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:30:18 -0500http://jschwimmer.net/post/236107146White House Halloween http://ping.fm/vUVUc<p>White House Halloween <a href="http://ping.fm/vUVUc" target="_blank">http://ping.fm/vUVUc</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jschwimmer/~4/UVaZ7b0fYXA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jschwimmer/~3/UVaZ7b0fYXA/235701145http://jschwimmer.net/post/235701145Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:03:08 -0500http://jschwimmer.net/post/235701145“If Health Care Is Going to Change, Dr. Brent James’s Ideas Will Change It” - NYT...<p>“If Health Care Is Going to Change, Dr. Brent James’s Ideas Will Change It” - NYT <a href="http://ping.fm/jrz8Y" target="_blank">http://ping.fm/jrz8Y</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jschwimmer/~4/2f8qTld80T0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jschwimmer/~3/2f8qTld80T0/235439972http://jschwimmer.net/post/235439972Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:50:23 -0500http://jschwimmer.net/post/235439972Upper West Side Apple Store, November 14. What’s that, 4 in NYC? http://ping.fm/QMaF1<p>Upper West Side Apple Store, November 14. What’s that, 4 in NYC? <a href="http://ping.fm/QMaF1" target="_blank">http://ping.fm/QMaF1</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jschwimmer/~4/HtLQWRKUoWY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jschwimmer/~3/HtLQWRKUoWY/235254070http://jschwimmer.net/post/235254070Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:53:46 -0500http://jschwimmer.net/post/235254070Receiving the H1N1 nasal vaccine is anticlimactic. “Flu nasal drowning” was a misnomer.<p>Receiving the H1N1 nasal vaccine is anticlimactic. “Flu nasal drowning” was a misnomer.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jschwimmer/~4/l7HEXZ8OY_Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jschwimmer/~3/l7HEXZ8OY_Q/233986252http://jschwimmer.net/post/233986252Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:40:04 -0500http://jschwimmer.net/post/233986252iPhone Moon<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksn17jU7WF1qz50r6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>iPhone Moon</b></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jschwimmer/~4/74NRXzxC-Vs" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jschwimmer/~3/74NRXzxC-Vs/233890575http://jschwimmer.net/post/233890575Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:23:48 -0500http://jschwimmer.net/post/233890575Amazon Best Books of 2009: http://ping.fm/soOWG<p>Amazon Best Books of 2009: <a href="http://ping.fm/soOWG" target="_blank">http://ping.fm/soOWG</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jschwimmer/~4/MH11DTjAMiI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jschwimmer/~3/MH11DTjAMiI/233574243http://jschwimmer.net/post/233574243Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:38:01 -0500http://jschwimmer.net/post/233574243MedGadget’s Science Fiction Writing Contest: http://ping.fm/ztfnd<p>MedGadget’s Science Fiction Writing Contest: <a href="http://ping.fm/ztfnd" target="_blank">http://ping.fm/ztfnd</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jschwimmer/~4/K71DI8ObySc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jschwimmer/~3/K71DI8ObySc/233574241http://jschwimmer.net/post/233574241Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:38:00 -0500http://jschwimmer.net/post/233574241Riding the bus home. Lots of people and the driver are LOUDLY pissed-off about Bloomberg’s...<p>Riding the bus home. Lots of people and the driver are LOUDLY pissed-off about Bloomberg’s win. Huh.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jschwimmer/~4/A7AjqHzvfOo" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jschwimmer/~3/A7AjqHzvfOo/232475792http://jschwimmer.net/post/232475792Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:15:37 -0500http://jschwimmer.net/post/232475792“X-rays showed 78 different items of cutlery in a 52-year-old woman’s stomach...<p>“X-rays showed 78 different items of cutlery in a 52-year-old woman’s stomach <a href="http://bit.ly/4iojkQ%E2%80%9D" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/4iojkQ”</a> -@DrVes</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jschwimmer/~4/5sQG6TX5lco" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jschwimmer/~3/5sQG6TX5lco/232392594http://jschwimmer.net/post/232392594Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:43:28 -0500http://jschwimmer.net/post/232392594“About to start the Marathon and my ADH is fully surpressed. Peeing every 5 minutes.” -@kidney_boy<p>“About to start the Marathon and my ADH is fully surpressed. Peeing every 5 minutes.” -@kidney_boy</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jschwimmer/~4/TchuMOOTu2Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jschwimmer/~3/TchuMOOTu2Y/229818575http://jschwimmer.net/post/229818575Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:07:33 -0500http://jschwimmer.net/post/229818575Gargoyles of New York<img src="http://10.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kscxfc66bO1qz50r6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.gargoylesofnewyork.com/2009/10/201-west-77th-street.html" target="_blank">Gargoyles of New York</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/jschwimmer/~4/001dA1uD-mI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jschwimmer/~3/001dA1uD-mI/228474005http://jschwimmer.net/post/228474005Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:25:59 -0400http://jschwimmer.net/post/228474005