By Theresa Sumberac, MD
Peer Reviewed
Antibiotic associated diarrhea is a common complication of antibiotic therapy, occurring in 5% to 39% of all patients receiving treatment. Nearly one third of these cases are …
Category: Clinical Questions
Clinical Correlations
From The Archives: Metabolic Syndrome: Fact or Myth?
May 22, 2014Please enjoy this post from the archives dated September 30, 2011
By Vicky Jones, MD
A 40-year-old female presented to her primary care provider with a chief complaint of weight gain over the past year. She wants to be fully evaluated for any kind …
New Cholesterol Guidelines: How Safe Are High-Potency Statins?
May 14, 2014
By Molly Anderson
Peer Reviewed
Managing hyperlipidemia is a mainstay of cardiovascular risk reduction. The 2013 ACC/AHA guidelines no longer target specific low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol levels, but recommend lipid-lowering therapies of varying …
Is the Funduscopic Exam Worthwhile For the General Practitioner?
May 2, 2014
By Emily Fisher
Peer Reviewed
Some have said that physical examination is a dying art and the nondilated funduscopic exam may be one of the best examples of this. …
MSG: Can an Amino Acid Really Be Harmful?
April 30, 2014
By Michael Lee, MD
Peer Reviewed
The human taste bud has become increasingly accustomed to the Japanese invention of the early 20th century: monosodium glutamate, better known as MSG. Its basic component, …
Should Physicians Ask Patients about Guns?
April 11, 2014
By Jennifer Zhu
Peer Reviewed
After the elementary school shooting in Newtown, CT in December 2012 that left 20 children and 6 adults dead, the country reacted as it had …
Proton Pump Inhibitors and Clostridium Difficile Infection
March 20, 2014
By Aaron Smith, MD
Peer Reviewed
First introduced in the late 1980s, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have revolutionized the treatment of gastric acid-related disorders and have been described as a miracle drug …
From The Archives: Intercessory Prayer: What Do Sneezes and Prayers Have in Common?
March 13, 2014
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated September 21, 2011
By Alon Mass
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The overlap between religion and medicine is ancient. On a recent medical volunteer trip to India I met a medical student who proudly wore …