By Han Na Kim
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Case:
The patient is a 50-year-old woman with history of steroid-dependent, severe, persistent asthma since childhood and coronary artery disease who presented with dyspnea and URI …
Author: Neil.Shapiro@nyulangone.org
Clinical Correlations
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
August 13, 2012
By Joshua Lader, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In March 1974, US Department of Defense officials described to author John Finney a “revolution in conventional warfare possibilities brought about by a new generation of ‘smart …
From The Archives – Ask a Librarian: What are the Key Resources for Clinical Decision Making?
August 9, 2012
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated July 14, 2010
By Aileen McCrillis, MSLIS
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In order to ensure the best-quality healthcare for patients, it is important for clinicians to consult the highest level of evidence to guide them …
Myth VS. Reality: The July Effect
August 8, 2012
By Mark Adelman, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Another July 1st has come and gone, marking the yearly transition in US graduate medical education of interns to junior residents, junior residents to senior …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
August 6, 2012
By Syril Keena Que, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
This week’s Primecuts starts with Olympic highlights from the past week. In gymnastics, Gabby Douglas won the gold medal for women’s individual all-around while …
Medicine’s Favorite Default Diagnosis: Non-compliance
August 2, 2012
By Robert Keller
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In a small examination room on the Ambulatory Care floor of a large hospital in Brooklyn, I greet Ms. S, a 53-year-old Jamaican woman, as she …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
July 31, 2012
By Benjamin P. Geisler, MD, MPH
Faculty peer-reviewed
July 28th was World Hepatitis Day. Just three days prior, a group of researchers from Johns Hopkins published a paper in JAMA …
Should I Consider Antibiotics in My Patient with Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
July 26, 2012
By Jason Chalifoux
Faculty Peer Review
The story of a patient with multiple office visits due to uncontrolled abdominal pain, bloating and diarrhea/constipation is common among primary care doctors and gastroenterologists. The …