By Elana Kreiger-Benson
Peer Reviewed
“I’m not actually planning to try it,†the patient whispered to me while I was feeling her radial pulses. We had just finished an extensive conversation with her primary care …
Month: December 2020
Clinical Correlations
Evolution and Medicine: The loop of Henle, the complexities of its mammalian evolution, and the effect of loop diuretics
December 17, 2020
By Austin Cheng, MD
Peer Reviewed
As a resident in internal medicine, hearing the words ‘Loop of Henle’ brings back memories from early medical school of complex diagrams of anatomy, ion transporters …
Primecuts – This Week in The Journals
December 11, 2020
By Victoria Gore, MD
Peer Reviewed
With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This …
How Necessary is NPO After Midnight?
December 7, 2020
By Evellyn DeMitchell-Rodriguez
Peer Reviewed
It has become common practice in many hospitals and ambulatory care centers to require patients to be “Nil Per Os,†or NPO, for solids and liquids …
Primecuts – This Week in The Journals
December 4, 2020
By Shunella Lumas, 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 …