Commentary by Arthur Sinkman MD, NYU Department of Psychiatry
Three years ago the FDA began requiring that all selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) carry a black-box warning stating that their use in children and adolescents is …
Category: Clinical Questions
Clinical Correlations
Why Does Hypertriglyceridemia Lead to Pancreatitis?
October 4, 2007
Commentary by Daniel Frenkel, PGY-2
Case: A 46 year old male with diabetes on oral hypoglycemic medications is admitted to the hospital with one day of constant epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, and an inability to tolerate oral intake. You …
Part II- Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction: To Treat or Not to Treat?
August 8, 2007
Commentary by Melissa Freeman MD, PGY2
Please also see Part I of this series
In 2002, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), the American Thyroid Association (ATA), and The Endocrine Society (TES) sponsored an …
Are beta blockers indicated in cirrhotics with small varices?
August 1, 2007
Commentary by Bani Chander MD, PGY-2
Esophageal varices are a common complication of cirrhosis and approximately one-third of all cirrhotic patients with varices will develop a variceal bleed [1]. Each episode of …
Part I- Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction: To Treat or Not to Treat?
July 31, 2007
Commentary by Melissa Freeman MD, PGY2
Modern day science has revealed to us the intricate relationships that thyroid hormones have with multiple systems of the human body. Many of today’s physicians find themselves checking …
Clinical Question: How do you manage plantar fasciitis?
July 19, 2007
Commentary by Cathy Cruise, M.D. Director Department of Veterans Affairs Care Coordinator, Chair Rehabilitation Council
Case: A 25 year old woman with no significant past medical history presents to walk-in clinic complaining of several days of right heel pain. …
How do you assess a patient’s risk for recurrent DVT?
July 6, 2007
Commentary by Sean Cavanaugh MD, Associate Editor, Clinical Correlations
A 51-year-old man with a history of DVT diagnosed seven months ago presents to your clinic for follow up. He has no family history of blood clots. He …
Should All Patients with Hepatitis C Be Screened for Hepatocelluar Carcinoma?
July 3, 2007
Should patients with Hepatitis C (HCV) with no evidence of cirrhosis undergo screening for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)? Is there any reason to check for HCC when the liver associated enzymes (LAEs) are normal?
-Sandeep Mangalmurti, PGY-2
Commentary by Mike Poles …