A 53 year old male with chronic hepatitis C and type 2 diabetes is found to have a moderately elevated cholesterol.
1. Is it safe to start a statin?
2. Do statins have any effect on viral replication?
Comentary By Ed Bini, M.D. Associate …
Author: Neil.Shapiro@nyulangone.org
Clinical Correlations
Does the Existence of Community Acquired MRSA Change Empiric Therapy for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections?
January 3, 2007
A 58 year old man with type 2 diabetes and chronic venous insufficiency/recurrent lower extremity cellulitis presents with fever and a left lower extrmity ulcer with purulent drainage. He’s been successfully treated in the past with both Unasyn/Augmentin …
How Frequently Should You Perform a Follow-Up Colonoscopy-A multiple choice quiz
January 2, 2007
Commentary By Michael Poles, M.D. Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mircrobiology and Pathology.
Every once in a while I will be feeding this new blorganism (or is it bloganism?) with content from the world of gastroenterology. Today …
Happy New Year!!
December 29, 2006
Clinical Correlations will be closed for the holiday weekend. We will resume posting on Tuesday January 2nd, 2007. I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who's been involved and contributed to making the inauguration of Clinical Correlations so …
Morning Report-A Frequently Overlooked Diagnosis
December 28, 2006
A 57 year old female with a past medical history of hypertension, obesity, remote intravenous drug use and several years of chronic low back pain, with both intermittent radiation to her lower extremities and decreased sensation in …
Breaking News: FDA Advises Caution with Gadolinium Based Contrast
December 27, 2006
Commentary By: Minisha Sood PGY-3
The FDA has received reports of 90 patients with moderate to end-stage kidney disease who have undergone MRI or MRA with a gadolinium-based contrast agent and subsequently developed a new disease known as …
Who Should Receive Prophylaxis for Gout?
December 26, 2006
A 70 year old male, former alcoholic, with a past history of gout diagnosed by joint aspiration, presents with his second episode of right 1st metatarsal erythema, swelling and severe pain in the last 6 months.
Should we recommend mammography screening for women between the ages of 40-50?
December 22, 2006
In a recent article in the Lancet, this question was addressed by a group of investigators led by Sue Moss, Ph.D. from the University of Leeds. Currently, the National Cancer Institute, U.S. Preventative Health Services Task Force …