Category: Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner

Clinical Correlations


Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 1/31/22

  •  Bellevue Inpatient: Why are natriuretic peptide levels reduced in people with obesity?
  • Bellevue Outpatient: What is the differential diagnosis for macrocytic anemia?
  • VA Inpatient: What is the clinical presentation of hereditary hemochromatosis? (Thanks to Abhi R. for an awesome intern report at the VA on this very topic!)

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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 1/24/22

  • Bellevue Inpatient: In patients with cirrhosis, what is the mechanism of thrombocytopenia in patients who do not have evidence of splenomegaly on imaging or exam? (shoutout Aaron Landau and my team!)
  • Tisch Inpatient: What is the relationship between myelodysplastic syndrome and chronic myeloid leukemia to the development of acute myeloid leukemia, and how does this impact management?
  • NYU Brooklyn: What is the role of plasmapheresis in the management of IgA nephropathy?

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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 1/17/22

  •  NYU Brooklyn: How do the updated ‘Surviving Sepsis’ guidelines differ from 2016 recommendations?
  • VA Outpatient: Is there any utility in obtaining an H. pylori serum antibody?
  • Bellevue Inpatient: What is the difference between multifocal atrial tachycardia and a wandering pacemaker? (shoutout Team 3 last block!)

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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner- 1/10/22

  •  VA Inpatient: How does lithium therapy lead to nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, and how is it treated?
  • Bellevue Inpatient: What are some of the various manifestations of Aspergillus infection?
  • VA Outpatient: HIV and Sudden Cardiac Death: What’s the Risk?

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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 12/31/2021

  •  NYU Brooklyn: Can we use corticosteroids in Psoriatic Arthritis flares?
  • Bellevue Outpatient: What is the role of apoB in stratifying our patients for cardiovascular disease risk?
  • Tisch Inpatient: In patients with known underlying atrial fibrillation, what should we be counseling regarding alcohol use?

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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 12/20/2021

  •  NYU Brooklyn: How does severe vitamin B12 deficiency lead to hemolysis?
  • Bellevue Inpatient: How specific of a test is the BNP for diagnosing heart failure – specifically, are there other conditions that cause a similar level of elevation? (thanks to Sam Sanders for participating in this discussion!)
  • Gouverneur Outpatient: My patient is due for 5 vaccines. Can they get them all at once? (shoutout to our primary care digest this block!)

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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 12/13/2021

  • Bellevue Outpatient: Can beta blockers be used to treat hypertension in people with COPD?
  • VA Outpatient: What are the newest USPTF recommendations for low-dose CT screening for lung cancer?
  • Tisch-Kimmel Inpatient: What are some of the extrahepatic manifestations of chronic HCV infection?

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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 12/7/2021

  • VA Inpatient: What causes a false positive beta-d-glucan assay?
  •  Brooklyn Outpatient: Can you use prescription or OTC EPA/DHA omega 3 fatty acids for treatment of moderate hypertriglyceridemia in patients without elevated LDL-C, ASCVD risk, or diabetes (ie otherwise indicated for statin)? 
  • Bellevue Inpatient: What is uremic stomatitis?

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