By Vishal Shah, MD
Peer Reviewed
A lone 18-year-old gunman opened fire on the public in the vicinity of the Olympia Shopping mall in Munich, Germany this past Friday July 22nd [1]. He carried …
Author: Neil.Shapiro@nyulangone.org
Clinical Correlations
From The Archives – Fractional Excretion of Sodium (FENa): Diagnostic Godsend or Gimmick?
July 22, 2016
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated September 5, 2012
By Jon-Emile S Kenny, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A 62- year-old man with a history of hypertension, diastolic dysfunction and chronic kidney disease is admitted …
Measles in 2016
July 20, 2016
By Chio Yokose, MD
Peer Reviewed
On March 13, 2013, a young traveler returned home from London to our neighboring borough of Brooklyn, NY. Among this individual’s possessions was an active …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
July 18, 2016
By Dana Zalkin, MD
Peer Reviewed
This week the world witnessed a deadly attack in France, a tumultuous coup attempt in Turkey, and the announcement of the Trump-Pence GOP presidential …
More Than A Medical Note
July 15, 2016
By Alicia Cowley, MD
Ms. R had been admitted late the previous night so I expected that I would have to gently nudge her from her sleep. So as I …
Does Stress Cause Stress Ulcers? The Etiology and Pathophysiology of Stress Ulcers
July 14, 2016
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated August 22, 2012
Sara-Megumi Naylor, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
When Warren and Marshall were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2005 for their work on Helicobacter pylori and peptic ulcer disease [1], …
Sex or Drugs: Why Do We See An Increased Incidence of Oropharyngeal Cancer?
July 13, 2016
By Tyler Litton, MD
Peer Reviewed
Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) is relatively rare but incidence has increased in the US over the past 40 years. [1] Tonsillar cancer is the …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
July 11, 2016
By Amar Parikh, MD
Peer Reviewed
Just days after the United States celebrated its 240th birthday, the nation was devastated by the tragic deaths of two young black men and five …