By Tracie Lin
Faculty Peer Reviewed
DEATH, be not proud, though some have callèd thee
Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so;
For those whom thou think’st thou dost overthrow
Die not, poore death, nor yet …
Category: Class Act
Clinical Correlations
Male Hormonal Contraception
January 20, 2012
By Kaley Myer, Class of 2012
Faculty Peer Reviewed
As a female, I like the idea of males taking hormonal contraceptives. In a semi-sadistic way, I relish the idea of a man taking a …
Why Are Asthma Patients Noncompliant With Their Inhalers?
January 11, 2012
By Kristen Mattei
Faculty Peer Reviewed
I distinctly remember being 9 years old, sitting in my doctor’s office after a cold left me struggling for breath, doubled over and wheezing, when he told me …
Dance Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease: Can the Argentine Tango Improve Motor Function?
December 2, 2011
By Neha Jindal
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative movement disorder that affects over 1 million people in the United States. People with PD often demonstrate postural instability, …
Does Cranberry Juice Prevent Urinary Tract Infections?
November 9, 2011
By Jessie Yu
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A healthy 21-year-old female college student presents to clinic after one day of dysuria and increased frequency. You diagnose her with a recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI), and as you hand her a prescription for …
Breast Self-Examination: Worth the Effort?
October 5, 2011
By Katherine Husk
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A healthy 40-year-old woman comes into your office for a routine health exam. After you have performed a clinical breast exam, she asks you whether she should be examining her breasts on …
Stemming the Tide: The Promise and Pitfalls of HIV Prevention Research
September 28, 2011
By Benjamin Bearnot
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Since the discovery of zidovudine (AZT) in the mid-1980s, advances in antiretroviral (ARV) therapy for patients with chronic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have, until recently, outpaced concomitant …
They’re all the ‘roid rage: origins and mechanisms of corticosteroid therapy.
September 23, 2011
By Santosh Vardhana, MD
A 36-year-old obese male with hypertension and hyperlipidemia presents to the ER with new knee pain, swelling, and erythema. Joint aspiration reveals negatively birefringent crystals. He is started on oral prednisone.
A 26-year-old woman with lupus presents to …