By Jung-Eun Ha
Peer Reviewed
Over the last few years major changes have occurred in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C. In 2011 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a rapid …
Category: Clinical Questions
Clinical Correlations
To Stent or not to Stent? A Review of the Evidence on the Utility of Stenting in Renal Artery Stenosis
November 22, 2013
By Elizabeth Hammer, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Renovascular hypertension, often caused by renal artery stenosis (RAS) due to atherosclerosis or fibromuscular dysplasia, is the most common potentially correctable cause of secondary hypertension. Although only approximately one percent of …
FROM THE ARCHIVES – Kayexalate: What is it and does it work?
November 7, 2013
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated December 1, 2010
By Todd Cutler, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A 62-year-old male is hospitalized with an acute congestive heart failure exacerbation. On hospital day three, the patient’s symptoms have significantly improved with twice daily furosemide …
To Stent or Not to Stent?
November 6, 2013
By Anish Vani
Faculty Peer Reviewed
According to the 2010 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics update of the American Heart Association, there are 17.6 million Americans living with coronary heart disease (CHD) [1]. …
Can we teach the immune system to fight cancer?
November 1, 2013
By Jenny Gartshteyn
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Since the start of vaccination – we’ve eradicated smallpox and polio, saved college kids from meningitis, averted flu epidemics, and decreased the incidence of HPV-related cervical cancer … but can we teach our immune systems to …
Corticosteroids and Prophylaxis. What complications should you try to prevent in patients on chronic corticosteroids?
October 30, 2013
By Robert Joseph Fakheri, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A 55 year-old male is recently diagnosed with systemic sarcoidosis. The patient is started on prednisone 40mg with the plan to decrease the dose after remission …
From The Archives: Creatine Kinase: How Much is Too Much?
October 24, 2013
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated November 3, 2010
By Jon-Emile Kenny, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A 37-year-old man, with no past medical history and taking finasteride for male pattern baldness, is admitted to Medicine with profound lower extremity weakness after a …
Why Aren’t Patients Using Advance Directives?
October 23, 2013
By Abigail Maller, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Advance directives are a means for patients to communicate their wishes regarding medical decisions to their families and health care professionals once they are unable to make these decisions themselves. These documents, together with the …