56 year old Hispanic female with a history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes on oral medications, hyperlipidemia and normal renal function. Over the past 2 years she has been noted to have …
Month: December 2006
Clinical Correlations
As Power Shifts in Washington…
December 5, 2006
In the summer of 2002, I worked in DC for the Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America (PHRMA), which is an umbrella organization that represents the largest pharmaceutical companies. It …
Pfizer Shutting Lights on ILLUMINATE Study
December 4, 2006
Low HDL is a well known independent risk factor for atherosclerotic disease. As a result, there have been several attempts to develop medications to raise HDL. Specific targets include the inhibition of cholesteryl ester transfer protein, …
Call For Content
December 2, 2006Send us your clinical questions…Please include a brief case presentation with any focused clinical questions about management or next steps in diagnosis. These questions will then be sent to one of our esteemed faculty for a response to be posted on Clinical Correlations…it's your chance to be famous and …
Links: An Example of a Prolific Medical Blogger
December 1, 2006
If you want to get a look at what else is going on in the medical blogosphere you should spend some time at this site. This blog Kevin M.D. is created by a practicing internal medicine physician. It's updated several times a …