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 after …
Category: Class Act
Clinical Correlations
The Nuts and Bolts of Targeted Temperature Management
October 27, 2020
By Shawn Thomas
Peer ReviewedÂ
Introduction
In 2009, Catherine Lucero published an article in Clinical Correlations titled “Therapeutic Hypothermiaâ€, describing the basis for induced hypothermia in post-cardiac arrest patients.1 The article discussed …
Inside Out: The Dangers of Dirty Cooking
February 5, 2020
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 …
Computer Vision Syndrome: A Growing Issue in a Digital World
January 22, 2020
By Stephanie E Wu, MD
Peer ReviewedÂ
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), …
The Apolipoprotein L1 Gene: Parasites vs Proteinuria–An Evolutionary Tug of War
January 16, 2020
By Laura McLaughlin
Peer Reviewed
In the United States, a third of people on dialysis for kidney failure are African American, yet this population comprises only 13% of the US population.1 …
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Are Angiotensin Receptor-Neprilysin Inhibitors the Answer?
January 15, 2020
By Jad Malas
Peer Reviewed
According to a 2016 American Heart Association (AHA) report, an estimated 5.7 million Americans over the age of twenty have heart failure. The prevalence of heart failure is …
The Mini-Cog: Efficiency and Effectiveness?
November 7, 2019
By Emily Zhang
Peer Reviewed
“Banana, sunrise, chair.†These are three words that have left my mouth countless times during my month in the Bellevue Geriatrics Clinic, as the first step of the …
Bloodletting: A Brief Historical Perspective and Modern Medical Applications
October 31, 2019
By Oliver Stewart, MD
Peer Reviewed
As physicians, we are trained to utilize the most up-to-date medical guidelines to guide our clinical decision-making process. In addition, many of us contribute to these guidelines …