Clinical Correlations

The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine


Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 11/1/2021

  •  NYU Brooklyn: How urgently does necrotizing pancreatitis need to be drained?
  • NYU Brooklyn: Are there certain classes of drugs that should make us more concerned about possible DRESS syndrome?
  •  NYU Tisch/Kimmel: In which patients should we consider a diagnosis of Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY)?

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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 10/25/2021

  • Gouverneur Outpatient: What is the high dose flu vaccine?
  •  Bellevue Inpatient: Is there any utility in D-dimer testing for the exclusion of pulmonary embolism among people hospitalized with COVID-19 infection?
  • Bellevue Outpatient: What is the follow-up after initiating oral iron supplementation in iron-deficiency anemia?

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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner — 10/13/21

  • NYU Brooklyn: When should we stop anti-depressant use in patients with depression? 
  • Gouverneur Outpatient: In patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), are there any supplements that have been shown to have benefit for symptomatic relief?
  • Bellevue Inpatient: Is there any evidence to suggest that fentanyl is superior to morphine in managing patients with ACS?

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Why Is There So Much Obesity?

Clinical Questions 8 min read

By Emily Mills

Peer Reviewed

While on my medical school Pediatrics rotation I learned of an important developmental milestone—the “why” phase.  During this time, the inquisitive three-year-old bombards their parents with an infinite array of questions, …

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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 10/4/2021

  •  Brooklyn: What are the indications for primary prophylaxis against disseminated MAC? When can primary prophylaxis against disseminated MAC be discontinued?
  •  Bellevue Outpatient:  Is there a risk of tinnitus with macrolide use?
  • Bellevue Inpatient: What is the sensitivity and specificity of urine dipstick testing for hematuria? What can cause false positives and negatives for hematuria on urine dipstick test?

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