By Andrea Mignatti , MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Among all the new medical therapies, this one will probably not be the most elegant or refined that you will read about. But it just …
Month: July 2011
Clinical Correlations
Mental Health Considerations for Gay and Lesbian Patients
July 27, 2011
By Benjamin Cox
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Gay men and lesbian women are members of a stigmatized minority group and evidence suggests that they may disproportionately utilize mental health services.[1] This increased use of mental health services may be related to the …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
July 25, 2011
By Vicky Jones, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Hello and welcome to another edition of primecuts! This week we’ll explore studies from the that look at breast cancer screening guidelines, treatment strategies for secondary prevention of myocardial infarction, treatment strategies for …
Low Dose Vitamin K Supplementation and Anticoagulation Control
July 21, 2011
By Joanna Becker
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Patients who are placed on long-term warfarin (Coumadin) therapy are sent home with a lengthy list of restrictions to minimize variations in warfarin efficacy. The agents that can alter warfarin levels can be divided …
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
July 18, 2011
Benjamin Wu, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The year started with a bang at NYU and brought with it new faces, opportunities, and challenges. At the height of summer, we find the changes that are affecting the politics …
Tales of Survival: Physical Exam
July 15, 2011
By John Hwang
General
Patient is a demented, chronically ill elderly male lying in bed attached to a ventilator, appearing anything but his stated age. Contracted in a fetal position, huddled under the bed sheet with only his …
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Premature Coronary Artery Disease
July 14, 2011
Please enjoy this post from the Clinical Correlations archives first posted June 17, 2009
Ishmeal  Bradley MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Ms. W is a 35 yo woman with a history of systemic lupus erythematosus diagnosed 10 years ago. Her only medications are hydroxychloroquine …
Understanding the Zoster Vaccine
July 13, 2011
By Michael Cohen
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is well known to the majority of the population. In children, it strikes as varicella (chickenpox), characterized by pruritic, vesicular lesions in different stages of development dispersed over the body. …