By Andrew Sideris
Peer Reviewed
Reduction of dietary sodium is a well-known nonpharmacologic therapy to reduce blood pressure. The 8th Joint National Commission (JNC-8) recommends that the general population limit daily intake …
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Clinical Correlations
Slow Respiration to Lower Blood Pressure
September 7, 2017
By Omotayo Arowojolu
Peer Reviewed
Approximately 32% of American adults have high blood pressure (>140/90 mmHg),1 or hypertension, and only 54% of these individuals have well-controlled hypertension.2,3 Hypertension costs $48.6 billion each year in healthcare …
Should Beta Blockers be Used in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction?
August 23, 2017
By Lauren Christene Strazzulla
Peer Reviewed
The lifetime risk for developing heart failure from age 55 on is 33% for men and 28.5% for women, and as the population ages, there is an increasing …
When Doctors Get Personal
August 18, 2017
By Leland Soiefer
Peer Reviewed
Mrs. S sat up straight and made excellent eye contact. Her tone was pleasant. She wore a colorful yellow shirt and dark green pants, and was accompanied by …
Oxygen Saturation Target of 88-92% in COPD: Evidence-based Medicine?
April 12, 2017
By Christopher V. Cosgriff
Peer Reviewed
The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends supplemental long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) in all patients who have severe resting hypoxemia, defined as a PaO2 ≤55 mmHg …
How Reliable Is Hemoglobin A1c?
April 6, 2017
By Alexa Yuen
Peer ReviewedÂ
According to the CDC, there are 22 million people with an established diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in the United States, but more frightening is that …
A Trip Through the Granola Vortex
February 10, 2017
By Michael J Hession
Peer Reviewed
Twenty blocks south of NYU Langone and steps east of First Avenue on 9th Street sits New York’s go-to supplier of fresh herbs, …
The Forbidden Fruit
January 27, 2017
By Varun Narendra
Peer Reviewed
Griffith Hughes was the first to describe the grapefruit in 1750, naming it the “forbidden fruit†of Barbados for unknown reasons. Centuries later, it seems as …