Category: Class Act

By Ofer Fass, MD

Peer Reviewed

Introduction

QT interval prolongation is a common side effect shared among the most effective antiemetic classes. The risk of QT prolongation is exacerbated by electrolyte abnormalities observed …

By Varun Subashchandran

Peer Reviewed

Heart failure is a common health condition that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The American Heart Association estimates a prevalence of 6.2 million people in the United States between 2013 and 2016.¹ In an international pooled analysis of 1506 patients with chronic heart failure, …

By Evellyn DeMitchell-Rodriguez

Peer Reviewed

It has become common practice in many hospitals and ambulatory care centers to require patients to be “Nil Per Os,” or NPO, for solids and liquids …

By Shawn Thomas

Peer Reviewed 

Introduction

In 2009, Catherine Lucero published an article in Clinical Correlations titled “Therapeutic Hypothermia”, describing the basis for induced hypothermia in post-cardiac arrest patients.¹ The …

By Noah Rosenberg

Peer Reviewed

I walked back on a Friday afternoon from Bellevue Clinic and scrolled through my phone. One of my apps told me I had breathed in 1.4 cigarettes in …

By Stephanie E Wu, MD

Peer Reviewed 

You are not the only one if you find your vision becomes blurry or your eyes get irritated after hours staring at a computer screen. These symptoms may be a sign of computer vision syndrome (CVS), …