Category: Class Act

By Brianna Knoll, MD

Peer Reviewed

Achieving universal healthcare is arguably one of the central topics of political debate that our new administration will be facing. While it may seem that a single-payer …

By Ofer Fass, MD

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Introduction

QT interval prolongation is a common side effect shared among the most effective antiemetic classes. The risk of QT prolongation is exacerbated by electrolyte abnormalities observed in patients …

By Varun Subashchandran

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Heart failure is a common health condition that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The American Heart Association estimates a prevalence of 6.2 million people in the United States between 2013 and 2016.¹ In an international pooled analysis of 1506 patients with chronic heart failure, …

By Evellyn DeMitchell-Rodriguez

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It has become common practice in many hospitals and ambulatory care centers to require patients to be “Nil Per Os,” or NPO, for solids and liquids after midnight before …

By Shawn Thomas

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Introduction

In 2009, Catherine Lucero published an article in Clinical Correlations titled “Therapeutic Hypothermia”, describing the basis for induced hypothermia in post-cardiac arrest patients.¹ The article discussed the …

By Noah Rosenberg

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I walked back on a Friday afternoon from Bellevue Clinic and scrolled through my phone. One of my apps told me I had breathed in 1.4 cigarettes in pollution smoke that …

By Stephanie E Wu, MD

Peer Reviewed 

You are not the only one if you find your vision becomes blurry or your eyes get irritated after hours staring at a computer screen. These symptoms may be a sign of computer vision syndrome (CVS), also known …