Category: Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner

Clinical Correlations

Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 10/14/19

October 14, 2019

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Bellevue Hospital: How much epi??
Manhattan VA Hospital: How reliable are ECG findings in hyperkalemia?
Bellevue Clinic: How much subcutaneous insulin can be given in a single dose?

Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 10/2/2019

October 7, 2019

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Bellevue Hospital: Why do surgeons classically use hematocrit over hemoglobin?
Gouverneur Clinic: How useful is CA-125 in the evaluation of a woman with a suspicious ovarian mass?
VA Clinic: Is there any benefit to giving the recombinant herpes zoster vaccine (RZV, Shingrix) to patients who have already experienced an episode of herpes zoster?

Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 9/23/19

September 23, 2019

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Bellevue Clinic: How accurate is a point-of-care hemoglobin A1c? Can it be used to diagnose diabetes?
Gouverneur Clinic: What is Brainerd diarrhea?
Manhattan VA Hospital: Should neurohormonal blockade be discontinued in patients whose ejection fractions recover?

Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 9/16/19

September 16, 2019

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Gouverneur Clinic: What is the role of free testosterone testing in the workup of suspected male hypogonadism?
Bellevue Clinic: Do total testosterone assays offer reliable and accurate measurements of testosterone in men with hypogonadism?
Bellevue Hospital: Can we accurately predict which patients are at highest risk for severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome?

Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 9/9/2019

September 9, 2019

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VA Clinic: Why treat proteinuria in non-diabetic CKD?
Bellevue Hospital: In patients with functional mitral regurgitation, who should be referred for percutaneous valve repair?
Manhattan VA Hospital: Do inflammatory markers remain elevated in patients with well-controlled HIV?

Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner 9/3/2019

September 3, 2019

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Tisch/Kimmel: Are all criteria for LVH diagnosis on ECG created equal?
NYU Brooklyn: What is the role of lung volume reduction surgery in COPD?
Bellevue Clinic: Is routine, repeated testing of transaminases necessary with oral terbinafine for onychomycosis?

Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 8/26/19

August 26, 2019

Chiefs' Inquiry Corner Uncategorized 2 min read

Manhattan VA: Are beta blockers safe to use in cocaine-related chest pain?
Bellevue Hospital: Can we use ultrasound to diagnose pulmonary edema?
Gouverneur: Do all patients with chronic HBV need to be screened for HCC?

Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 8/19/2019

August 19, 2019

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Bellevue Hospital: What are the treatment options for atropine-resistant unstable bradycardia?
Manhattan VA Hospital: What is the sensitivity and specificity of multidetector computed tomographic angiography (CTPE) in diagnosing a pulmonary embolism?
Bellevue Clinic: What’s the data behind revaccination with PPSV23 (Pneumovax) after an initial dose at age 65?