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Should patients with Anemia and a Normal Ferritin Undergo Colonoscopy?
February 16, 2007
Commentary By: Joshua Olstein PGY-3
Second only to lung cancer, colon cancer claimed an estimated 55,000 lives in the United States in 2006. In an effort to reduce colon cancer morbidity and mortality, multiple screening tests have been developed to detect early disease among …
PB&J Hold the P: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Peanut Butter
February 15, 2007
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 …
Will the VeinViewer Make the Blind Stick a Historical Footnote?
February 13, 2007
Yes our housestaff is no longer the first line when blood or an iv is needed. However, maybe these tasks wouldn’t be such a big deal if this invention from the company Luminetx takes off. It uses light emitting …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …