By Akshay N. Pulavarty MPH
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A quick look into the medicine cabinet of anyone sixty or older will likely reveal a statin. Primary prevention with high-intensity statins has substantially reduced the risk of atherosclerotic …
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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner-6/13/22
June 13, 2022- Bellevue Inpatient: How is antithrombin deficiency treated?
- VA Outpatient: Does incidentally detected common bile duct dilation require further evaluation?
- Brooklyn Inpatient: What is Carnett’s sign?
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 6/6/22
June 6, 2022- Tisch-Kimmel Inpatient: Is low voltage a sensitive marker for detecting pericardial effusions?
- Bellevue Inpatient: Is the use of rectal tubes supported in optimizing the healing of sacral ulcers?
- Bellevue Outpatient: What is the updated guidance regarding Hepatitis B vaccination?
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner-5/31/22
May 31, 2022- Tisch-Kimmel Inpatient: Are the rumors true? Is there a new oral carbapenem in town?
- Bellevue Inpatient: What are the clinical features of monkeypox?
- Bellevue Outpatient: What is Achenbach syndrome (also known as paroxysmal finger hematoma [PFH] or blue finger syndrome)?
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 5/23/22
May 24, 2022- VA Outpatient: What should the threshold be to send a JAK2 mutation test?
- NYU GFP: When should we consider sending a workup for hereditary hemochromatosis?
- Bellevue Outpatient: When should we consider sending flow cytometry as part of the workup for hematologic malignancy?