Commentary By: Cara Litvin PGY-3
The CDC has issued a public health advisory regarding a large outbreak of Salmonella infections in 39 states since August. …
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Clinical Correlations
What Is XDR-TB?
February 12, 2007
Commentary By: Marshall Fordyce, PGY-3
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is as ominous as it sounds. As a second-year resident on the Chest service, you may have treated one or two patients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), which is …
More Smoke From the Tobacco Industry
February 8, 2007
Commentary By: Elizabeth Ross, PGY-3
Cigarette manufacturers have been steadily increasing the nicotine content in cigarettes over the last 7 years. The news broke in August of this year when the Massachusetts Department of Public Health discovered that the level …
How Should You Approach A Patient with an Incidental Finding of a Portal Vein Thrombosis?
February 7, 2007
A 70 year old man with a history of prostate cancer, status post radiation treatment in August 2003, a history of abdominal surgery for unknown reasons, and a history of heavy alcohol use was seen at the VA. The patient was …
Mystery Quiz #2-The Answer
February 6, 2007Before you read the answer you will probably want to review the original post of the mystery quiz from last week.
The pathology has been correctly identified. The photomicrograph shows lipoid pneumonia, which in fact was due to chronic mineral oil ingestion (aspiration). The patient suffered …
Ethics 101-How Do You Approach a Jehovah’s Witness Patient Who Needs a Transfusion?
February 5, 2007
A 76 year old man with a history of coronary artery disease, diabetes and hypertension was brought in by his wife with two days of lethargy, slurred speech and right arm weakness. On presentation, the patient was awake and intermittently …
Bedside Rounds #1: Why is a pulsus paradoxus not a paradox?
February 1, 2007
Welcome to our inaugural Bedside Rounds a new regular feature of Clinical Correlations. Here you will learn not only practical physical diagnosis pearls, but also the historical context in which these findings were discovered.
Commentary By: Judith Brenner MD, Associate Program …
Mystery Quiz #2 (with a hint…)
January 30, 2007Since we received little in the way of responses to our mystery quiz, we thought a hint might be in order, so here's the case again this time with a hint. Please submit your answers by clicking on the "comments" link below this post. As always, for those of you who are …