By Ravi Shah, 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 …
Year: 2019
Clinical Correlations
Diagnostic Evaluation of Cryptogenic Stroke
April 2, 2019
Dixon Yang, MD
Peer Reviewed
Case and Introduction
A 52-year-old right-handed woman with hypertension is brought in by ambulance after her daughter notices a sudden onset of nonsensical speech and trouble walking. On exam, she has …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner
April 1, 2019- Tisch/Kimmel: What is the Staphylococcus Panton-Valentine Leukocidin?
- Bellevue Hospital: How do we risk stratify patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? When is an implantable cardiac defibrillator indicated for primary prevention?
- NYU Brooklyn: What is Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome and what are its clinical manifestations?
- Bellevue Clinic: What is the optimal treatment of allergic rhinitis?
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
March 29, 2019
By Jessica Lichter, 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 …
Core IM: Mind the Gap on Unstable Angina
March 28, 2019
Join us for Part 2 of our who, what, why exploration of unstable angina… does it even still exist and what should we do about it? || By Steven R. Liu MD and Janine Knudsen MD || Peer Review Dr Norma Keller MD || Graphic Design by Gaby Mayer
For a …
Blood On Your Hands: What’s The Point of Glucose Self-Monitoring in Non-Insulin Treated Diabetes?
March 26, 2019
By Gerardo Velez
Peer Reviewed
Mr. H is a 71-year-old patient with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who came in for his routine follow-up. He recently saw the podiatrist for some foot pain and …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – March 25th, 2019
March 25, 2019- Manhattan VA: How reliable are cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) white blood cell (WBC) count and protein in the diagnosis of Herpes Encephalitis?
- Bellevue Hospital: What are the neurologic manifestations of methotrexate toxicity?
- Tisch/Kimmel: What is the classic presentation of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)?
Core IM: 5 Pearls on Pain Management
March 22, 2019
For a transcript of the podcast and show notes: https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2019/03/13/5-pearls-on-pain-management/
Time Stamps
- How effective are non-opioids? ( 3:17)
- Are NSAIDs contraindicated in patients with kidney, liver or heart disease? If not, how can we use them safely? (10:51)
- What are the best practices for patients who require opioid analgesia? (19:00)
- When prescribing opioids at discharge what can …