Faculty Peer Reviewed
Uzma Sarwar MD
Coincident with greater use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), chronic liver disease has become one of the leading causes of death amongst HIV patients. This reflects …
Category: Clinical Questions
Clinical Correlations
Why is Syphilis Still Sensitive to Penicillin?
July 30, 2009
Sam Rougas MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
It seems that every week a new article in a major newspaper is reporting what most infectious disease physicians have been preaching for several years. Antibiotic resistance is …
How Should You Approach a Patient Co-infected with HIV and Hepatitis C?
June 11, 2009Uzma Sarwar MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
With advancement in therapy, life expectancy has significantly increased among HIV-infected patients, and patients are now more likely to succumb to chronic disease processes. At …
Does Acetazolamide Prevent Altitude Sickness?
May 7, 2009
Seema Pursnani MD
Because your parents have designated you as the family doctor, your Uncle Joe calls to ask you if he should take this medication called Diamox before going trekking in the Himalayas. You …
Should we treat asymptomatic autoimmune hepatitis?
April 30, 2009
Bani Chander MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a progressive, inflammatory disease of the liver of unknown etiology and may progress to cirrhosis. While it is does have …
The Skinny on Cachexia…Can it be Treated?
April 22, 2009
Michael T. Tees, MD, MPH
On the wards and in the clinic, the physician is frequently presented with a patient with a decreased appetite and alarming weight loss. The patient is …
Clinical Questions: How do you dose argatroban?
April 16, 2009
Frederick Gandolfo, MD
Case: An 85 year-old woman admitted to the hospital with pneumonia and after a prolonged hospital course developed heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). She is …
What is the Role of Colchicine in Recurrent Pericarditis?
March 14, 2009
Commentary by Sabina Berezovskaya MD, PGY-3
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Up to 32% of patients with acute pericarditis will have a recurrent episode. Acute attacks are commonly precipitated by infections, malignancy, cardiac trauma, myocardial infection, or autoimmune disease. Recurrent …