By Joseph Zakhar
Peer Reviewed
The Patient:
Fate is the sound of a ringing phone.
I, however, am growing to hate the sound.
I’m strangled by the words, by the rough sheets, the silence …
Category: Class Act
Clinical Correlations
From The Archives: Intercessory Prayer: What Do Sneezes and Prayers Have in Common?
March 13, 2014
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated September 21, 2011
By Alon Mass
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The overlap between religion and medicine is ancient. On a recent medical volunteer trip to India I met a medical student who proudly wore a …
The Sentinel
March 7, 2014
By Michael D. O’Donnell
The patient was a 60 year old female with a history heavy chain (AH) amyloidosis with renal and cardiac involvement, nephrotic syndrome, and hyperlipidemia who presented …
West Nile Virus: Just How Bad Is It?
March 5, 2014
By Julian Horwitz
Peer Reviewed
As of mid-August 2012, the CDC had reported 1118 cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infections and 41 related deaths, which, pro rata, made 2012 the most …
What Physicians Should Know About MDMA (Ecstasy)
February 20, 2014
By Loren Gorcey
Peer Reviewed
With the recent resurgence of techno music and raves in the United States, the drug MDMA, known worldwide by the name “ecstasy,†has experienced a comeback. …
From The Archives – The Hangover: Pathophysiology and Treatment of an Alcohol-Induced Hangover
January 16, 2014
Please enjoy this post from the archives, dated May 27, 2011
By Anthony Tolisano
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The sunlight forces its way into your eyes, stabbing at your cortex. Suddenly, a wave of nausea and diarrhea grips your stomach, threatening …
From The Archives: Fast Hearts and Funny Currents, Part 2: Is Tachycardia Part of the Problem in Heart Failure?
January 9, 2014
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated May 25, 2011
By Santosh Vardhana
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Please review Part 1 of this article here.
Mr. M is a 63-year old man with a history of coronary artery disease and …
Barriers to Translating Evidence into Clinical Care: the Zoster Vaccine
December 13, 2013
Zachary Elkin
Faculty Peer Reviewed
There are more than a million cases of herpes zoster (HZ) in the US annually [1-3]. The incidence of HZ, or shingles, has been rising in the …