By Alexander Jow, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public health issue, representing the leading cause of chronic liver disease, death from liver disease, and a principal indication for liver …
Category: Diseases 2.0
Clinical Correlations
Stemming the Tide: The Promise and Pitfalls of HIV Prevention Research
September 28, 2011
By Benjamin Bearnot
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Since the discovery of zidovudine (AZT) in the mid-1980s, advances in antiretroviral (ARV) therapy for patients with chronic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have, until recently, outpaced concomitant …
Vegetative State 2.0
May 13, 2011
By Ivan Saraiva, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
“Mr. Dockery was a police officer in the town of Walden, northwest of Chattanooga, when he was shot in the forehead as he responded …
The Myth of the Helminth: Can Worms be the Next Therapeutic Breakthrough for IBD Patients?
March 16, 2011
By Michael Guss, Class of 2012
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Helminths–parasitic worms that have co-evolved with humans and colonized our gastrointestinal (GI) tract for millennia–have developed the ability to modulate our …
Anthracycline Induced Cardiotoxicity
January 14, 2011
By Ami Jhaveri, PGY-3
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Clinical Case:
K.M. is a 61-year-old woman with hypertension diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 1 month ago. Her only medication is hydrochlorothiazide. She …
Kayexalate: What is it and does it work?
December 1, 2010
By Todd Cutler, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A 62-year-old male is hospitalized with an acute congestive heart failure exacerbation. On hospital day three, the patient’s symptoms have significantly improved …
Proton Pump Inhibitors 2.0
November 26, 2010
By Mary C. Whitman, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are generally considered “safe” medications[1] and are prescribed to over 100 million patients per year for a variety of indications, often for …
Creatine Kinase: How Much is Too Much?
November 3, 2010
By Jon-Emile Kenny, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A 37-year-old man, with no past medical history and taking finasteride for male pattern baldness, is admitted to Medicine with profound lower extremity …