By John Hwang
General
Patient is a demented, chronically ill elderly male lying in bed attached to a ventilator, appearing anything but his stated age. Contracted in a fetal position, huddled under the bed sheet with only his bald head …
Category: Class Act
Clinical Correlations
Understanding the Zoster Vaccine
July 13, 2011
By Michael Cohen
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is well known to the majority of the population. In children, it strikes as varicella (chickenpox), characterized by pruritic, vesicular lesions in different stages of development dispersed over the body. A …
ANCA and Small-Vessel Vasculitis
July 7, 2011
By Eugene Friedman, Class of 2012
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The discovery of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) was a serendipitous finding. In 1982, Davies and colleagues published a report detailing their discovery of antibodies that specifically localized to the cytoplasm of neutrophils …
Red Yeast Rice: Nature’s Statin?
June 30, 2011
By Joshua Farhadian
Faculty Peer Reviewed
M. K. is a 61-year-old female with hypercholesterolemia who presents to clinic complaining of muscle pain and weakness. She reports that one month after beginning statin therapy she developed myalgias and immediately stopped taking her medication. …
How Does Alcohol Affect Hypertension?
June 24, 2011
By Benjamin Kenigsberg
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Alcoholic beverages have been part of human culture for thousands of years and cross nearly every political and demographic boundary. Despite this long history, the interaction between alcohol and human health is still poorly understood. This …
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening Guidelines and Bellevue’s High-Risk Population
June 22, 2011
By Ramoncito David
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the world.[1] The prevalence of this fatal disease greatly varies among different nations, due to the fact that almost 80% of cases are secondary …
How to Counsel Patients on Vision Preservation in Primary Care
June 10, 2011
By Nora Muakkassa, Class of 2011
Faculty Peer Reviewed
When patients bring up questions or concerns about their vision in the primary care setting, many providers feel ill equipped to handle them. While certain issues are better left …
If I Eat Candy and Fatty Foods, Will I Get Acne?
June 3, 2011
By Timothy Wu, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A 17-year-old female comes into the clinic for an annual health checkup. During the visit she reveals that she has been dealing with acne so severe that …