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, …
Category: Clinical Questions
Clinical Correlations
Inpatient Diabetes: Is There a Role for Metformin?
October 10, 2019
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 …
Is There Evidence to Support the Use of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Preventing Cardiovascular Events?
May 24, 2019
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 …
Are Opioids Effective in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain?
April 17, 2019
By Anna Hirsch
Peer Reviewed
The use of opioid medications for chronic low back pain, or for any chronic non-cancer pain complaint, is still a source of controversy in …
Is There a Role for DOAC Level Monitoring in Clinical Practice?
April 9, 2019
By Thatcher Heumann, MD
Peer Reviewed
Background
Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) are a class of medications consisting of the thrombin inhibitor, dabigatran (Pradaxa), and the factor Xa inhibitors, rivaroxaban (Xarelto), apixaban (Eliquis), and edoxaban …
Blood On Your Hands: What’s The Point of Glucose Self-Monitoring in Non-Insulin Treated Diabetes?
March 26, 2019
By Gerardo Velez
Peer Reviewed
Mr. H is a 71-year-old patient with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who came in for his routine follow-up. He recently saw the podiatrist for some foot pain and …
Screening for Colorectal cancer-Where does the FIT-DNA test fit?
February 21, 2019
By Jamie Oliver
Peer Reviewed
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer death in the US.[1]Almost all CRC develops from precancerous polyps, and with appropriate colonoscopy screening most polyps …
How Far Should We Search for Malignancy in the Seemingly “Unprovoked” Venous Thromboembolism?
February 7, 2019
By Allison Guttmann, MD
Peer Reviewed
A middle-aged woman presents to the Emergency Department with 1 week of calf-pain and swelling. A venous duplex ultrasound reveals a non-compressible popliteal vein suggestive of …