By Nina Shevzov-Zebrun
Peer Reviewed
“How much would I have to pay you to lick the subway floor?”
“How much money would it take for you to wear an inflatable T-Rex costume to school?”
Growing up, my sister …
By Nina Shevzov-Zebrun
Peer Reviewed
“How much would I have to pay you to lick the subway floor?”
“How much money would it take for you to wear an inflatable T-Rex costume to school?”
Growing up, my sister …
Daniel Gratch, MD
Peer reviewed
Although obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disease as ancient as snoring itself, the condition was not fully characterized until the 19th century [1]. In 1889, British physician Richard Caton published …
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
Peer Reviewed
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 Elana Kreiger-Benson
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“I’m not actually planning to try it,” the patient whispered to me while I was feeling her radial pulses. We had just finished an extensive conversation with her primary care physician …
By Evellyn DeMitchell-Rodriguez
Peer Reviewed
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
Peer Reviewed
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 …