One of the weirdest encounters I had was bumping into the heirs of the fortune that came from this whistle blower case. Somehow I ended up in a hot tub with the adult kids of the nephrologist who torched davita for over $100 million.

never forget

No lies detected

While we are pouring one out for James Earl Jones, let's not forget his first role in the origins of Precious Bodily Fluids, Dr Strangelove youtu.be/rK_NqewPOLQ?si…

Do you think it will work?

Whatever happened to “we randomized them by picking assignments out of a big floppy hat?” #NephJC

seems like a lot of work for very little difference in outcome #NephJC

Joel Topf, reporting for duty. Ready to learn about intensive blood pressure control, but even the steadiest hands couldn't get the laser pointer between these two lines #NephJC

Green no outcomes regardless of blood pressure Red are patients reaching outcomes regardless of blood pressure This difference in SBP of 140 vs 120 determined the outcome of the sliver in blue

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Starting this hiking trip like all hiking trips, with a last minute dash to REI #WhereIsMyDownJacket

Hotdog therapy as animated gif

Achievement unlocked #CarTalkForever

It was so awesome it was to have the one and only Joel M. Topf, MD FACP visit me in Boston 🤩 I had soooo much fun teaching him & his daughter Critical Care: The Game!