By Eric Hu
Peer Reviewed
“May I have the patient’s first name, last name, and medical record number?” The fellow, shooting a piercing glance at the interpreter through the wall-mounted phone, broadcasted her annoyance at the …
Category: Class Act
Clinical Correlations
Challenges with Polypharmacy in the Geriatric Population
April 9, 2024
By Olivia Descorbeth
Peer Reviewed
As individuals advance in age, they tend to accumulate medical conditions that require a bevy of pharmaceutical treatments to manage. As a result, polypharmacy, generally defined as the use of five …
Should We Be Prescribing Cookware? A Potential Intervention for Iron Deficiency Anemia
August 31, 2023
By Marie T. Mazzeo
Peer Reviewed
Anemia poses a significant threat to public health and affects approximately 2 billion people, nearly one-quarter of the world’s population.1,2 Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anemia worldwide and is the most common nutrient deficiency. 1,2 …
The Rise and Fall of “MONA BASH”
August 11, 2023
By Galen Hu
Peer Reviewed
It seemed like everyone I spoke to about heart attacks during my clinical year of medical school had a different opinion on the famous mnemonic “MONA BASH”:
Morphine
Oxygen
Nitrates
Aspirin/Anti-platelet
Beta-blocker
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/Angiotensin receptor blocker
Statin
Heparin
Having …
Blood Pressure Medications: A Bedtime Story
June 12, 2023
By Jonah Klapholz
Peer Reviewed
Telling patients …
Asking Patients About Their Habits Should Be Part of the Medical History
April 17, 2023
By Mercedes Fissore-O’Leary
Peer Reviewed
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It is his youngest’s birthday today. His oldest is in the military, like he was. Except he served in the navy, in Vietnam. He has a birthday …
Rising Metastatic Prostate Cancer Rates and Better Noninvasive Testing: Might PSA Screening Make a Comeback?
March 16, 2023
By Ian Jaffe
Peer Reviewed
Recent headlines about increasing rates of metastatic prostate cancer have had many patients asking if they should be tested.1 This article will review the history and role of prostate cancer screening …
How can you overcome diuretic resistance in patients with heart failure
March 13, 2023
By Joshua Novack, MD
Peer Reviewed
Case: 74 year old male with a history of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (EF 20%) diagnosed 10 years ago comes in with subacute progressive lower extremity edema, orthopnea, …