By Alvaro Vargas, MD
Peer Reviewed
It is not uncommon to struggle to speak to patients in the ICU, but this time it was not because my patient was intubated or sedated — we simply spoke …
By Alvaro Vargas, MD
Peer Reviewed
It is not uncommon to struggle to speak to patients in the ICU, but this time it was not because my patient was intubated or sedated — we simply spoke …
By Brooks Crowe, MD
Peer Reviewed
A 73-year-old female presents to the emergency room with four days of fever, cough, and progressive dyspnea. Chest x-ray reveals multifocal pneumonia. She is subsequently intubated for worsening respiratory failure …
By Samantha Rettig
Peer Reviewed
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are one of the first-line treatment options for managing many types of chronic musculoskeletal pain. NSAIDs exert their analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects …
By Jad Malas
Peer Reviewed
According to a 2016 American Heart Association (AHA) report, an estimated 5.7 million Americans over the age of twenty have heart failure. The prevalence of heart failure is expected to increase …
By Emily Zhang
Peer Reviewed
“Banana, sunrise, chair.” These are three words that have left my mouth countless times during my month in the Bellevue Geriatrics Clinic, as the first step of the Mini-Cog, a test …
By Lily Cao
Peer Reviewed
A quick web search would suggest countless reasons to take fish oil, a supplement that Americans have fallen in love with. In 2012, fish oil, …
By Jamie Oliver
Peer Reviewed
“Hold metformin, start sliding-scale insulin, diabetic diet, subcutaneous heparin.”
Just 10 words. For almost all admitted type 2 diabetics receiving metformin, this 10-word phrase is automatic. I am sure many medical students …
By Lily Cao
Peer Reviewed
A quick web search would suggest countless reasons to take fish oil, a supplement that Americans have fallen in love with. In 2012, fish oil, which is …