Year: 2019

Clinical Correlations


Primecuts – This Week in the Journals

PrimeCuts 6 min read

By Scott Schoninger, MD

Peer Reviewed

With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This can quickly become an overwhelming endeavor given the sheer …

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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 12/9/19

  • VA Clinic: What is the appropriate management of asymptomatic bacteriuria in patients undergoing pre-operative evaluation for joint arthroplasty? 
  • Bellevue Hospital: In patients with chronic inflammatory conditions, is there a ferritin level at which concurrent iron deficiency anemia can be excluded?
  • Tisch/Kimmel: What is an expected degree of lactate elevation in acute alcohol intoxication?

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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 12/2/2019

  • Bellevue Hospital:  What is a urinary albumin to protein ratio?
  • Manhattan VA Clinic: Is there a role for GLP-1RA’s in patients with NASH?
  • Kimmel Pavilion: In patients with diabetes, does microvascular disease increase the risk of developing heart failure?

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Primecuts – This Week in the Journals

PrimeCuts 6 min read

By Hannah Friedman, MD

Peer Reviewed

With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This can quickly become an overwhelming endeavor given the …

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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 11/25/19

  • Bellevue Clinic: What is the significance of and work-up for asymptomatic, ectopic heartbeats in the outpatient setting?
  • Bellevue Hospital: What are the different types of proteinuria?
  • NYU Brooklyn: How do BNP levels correspond to NT-proBNP levels?

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Primecuts – This Week in the Journals

By Christy Morrissey, MD

Peer Reviewed

With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This can quickly become an overwhelming endeavor given the sheer quantity and breadth of literature released on a daily basis. Primecuts helps you stay current by …

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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 11/11/19

  • Tisch/Kimmel: How can we diagnose iron deficiency in the setting of anemia of chronic disease?
  • Manhattan VA Clinic: Are there non-invasive methods to determine if patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) have advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis?
  • Manhattan VA Hospital: What is the role of antifungal coverage in patients with acute peritonitis?

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