David Shabtai
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In a bold move, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently changed their breast cancer screening guidelines – recommending beginning screening at age 50 and even then only every …
Category: Class Act
Clinical Correlations
Motivational Interviewing: Can You Really Change Behaviors?
April 27, 2010
Emily Stamell
Faculty peer reviewed
As a well-trained fourth year medical student, I inquire about smoking habits as part of almost all my patient encounters. Yet, I do not recall …
How Easily is Tuberculosis Spread?
March 31, 2010
Molly Cason
Faculty peer reviewed
In a city of over 8 million people, New York City has an annual tuberculosis case rate of 11.4 per 100,000 people, which is …
The Evolution of Cardiac Biomarkers: What’s on the Horizon?
March 24, 2010
Rushi Parikh
Faculty peer reviewed
Cardiac biomarkers have historically been a mainstay of the diagnostic criteria of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Previously utilized cardiac biomarkers include aspartate aminotransferase (AST), …
When Clopidogrel Fails…
March 10, 2010
Marisa Mizus
Faculty peer reviewed
Clopidogrel (Plavix) has been the standard of care for patients with coronary artery disease following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for the past decade. Although …
Zolpidem and Uncontrollable Nocturnal Eating Binges
February 24, 2010
John Cruz
Faculty peer reviewed
A number of studies have shown that zolpidem (Ambien), the most commonly prescribed sleep-inducing medication on the market, can produce uncontrollable nocturnal …
What Should We Know About Bedbugs?
February 18, 2010
Jia Huang
Faculty peer reviewed
A 46 year-old Asian female presented with recurrent pruritic erythematous papules in a partially linear pattern over her forearms, face, and trunk. Each papule measured about 3/4 …
How Do You Advise the Balding Patient?
January 13, 2010
Sagar Mungekar
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The incidence of male pattern hair loss can reach almost 100% in some ethnic groups.1, 2 While treatment of the condition is usually …