In a recent article in the Lancet, this question was addressed by a group of investigators led by Sue Moss, Ph.D. from the University of Leeds. Currently, the National Cancer Institute, U.S. Preventative Health Services Task Force and …
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Clinical Correlations
How do you approach a patient with Pneumomediastinum?
December 19, 2006BH Morning Report Fast Facts
29 year old male presents with anuria, vomiting, and pneumomediastinum. 1 month prior to admission the patient traveled to South America and developed an upper respiratory infection. He returned to the US after traveling for two …
Does Circumcision Decrease the Transmission of HIV?
December 18, 2006Recently, two large clinical trials in Kenya and Uganda that examined the role of circumcision in men to prevent the spread of HIV were halted on the grounds that not offering circumcision to men taking part in the trial would be …
When Can You Safely Anticoagulate a Patient after an Intracranial Hemorrhage?
December 15, 200655 year old white male falls down a flight of stairs and sustains a subdural hemorrhage and a subarachnoid hemorhage with significant neurological changes. Hospital course was notable for 1 episode of chest pain without ekg changes and …
Epogen and Anemia-Less is More (Part 2)
December 14, 2006Commentary By David Goldfarb, M.D. Professor of Medicine, NYU Medical Center, Chief Nephrology Section VA New York Harbor
2 weeks ago we reported on 2 lead articles …
What Is Sezary Syndrome?
December 11, 2006Morning Report-Tisch Hospital
Case Presentation: 83 year old with a past medical history of hypertension noted erytematous plaques with scale about 1 year ago. The rash was associated with diffuse pruritis at that time. The patient subsequently underwent …
How do you approach a patient with asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism?
December 6, 200656 year old Hispanic female with a history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes on oral medications, hyperlipidemia and normal renal function. Over the past 2 years she has been noted to have …
Diagnostic Dilemma #2 How Should You Approach a Low Titer +RPR?
November 28, 200645 year old male with history of Hep B ( Hep B Surf Ag + but Hep E Ab+ and E Ag – and DNA viral load was not sent) and syphilis treated in the past. He …