Welcome to the first installment of Myths and Realities! With each post we hope to tackle some of the longstanding myths often perpetuated by patients and physicians alike. Through literature reviews we will attempt …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Grand Rounds: The New Frontier of Sleep Disorders
March 18, 2009
Commentary by Melissa Price, MD, PGY-3
Please also see the clinical vignette presented before last week’s Grand Rounds.
At Medical Grand Rounds on March 11th, 2009, the NYU Medical Community had the immense pleasure of hosting Dr. Allan I. Pack, MD, Ch.B, and Ph.D …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
March 16, 2009
Commentary by Ami Jhaveri MD, PGY-1
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Spring is approaching, but the buzz in the journals is about this winter’s drug-resistant influenza virus. Oseltamivir, used for treatment and prophylaxis of influenza A, …
What is the Role of Colchicine in Recurrent Pericarditis?
March 14, 2009
Commentary by Sabina Berezovskaya MD, PGY-3
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Up to 32% of patients with acute pericarditis will have a recurrent episode. Acute attacks are commonly precipitated by infections, malignancy, cardiac trauma, myocardial infection, or autoimmune disease. Recurrent pericarditis …
Grand Rounds: Gout and Hyperuricemia: Some New Thoughts About an Old Disease
March 11, 2009
Commentary by Deena Altman MD, PGY-2
Please also see the clinical vignette presented before grand rounds on February 18th.
At medical grand rounds on February 18, 2009, our very own Dr. Pillinger gave a unique overview of the history, pathogenesis, and new theories …
Mystery Quiz- The Answer
March 10, 2009Posted by Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
The answer to the mystery quiz is allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). The CXR shows right upper lobe opacities, two of which appear round (Image 3, arrow) and another tubular (Image 3, arrowhead), and a left upper lobe opacity which has …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
March 9, 2009
Commentary by Sarah Moore MD, PGY-2
Faculty Peer Reviewed
It has been a difficult week for the stock market and perhaps for some physicians. Most doctors can describe a handful of frustrating patient encounters that prompt …
Mystery Quiz
March 6, 2009Posted by Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
The patient is a 42 year old male non-smoker with history of poorly controlled asthma (first diagnosed in 1994, recurrent need for steroid treatments but never intubated), severe seasonal allergies with chronic sinusitis, hepatic steatosis, GERD and gout who presented with …