Category: From the Archives

By Nicole A. Lamparello, MD and Molly Somberg, MD, MPA

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Please enjoy this post from the archives dated February 27, 2014

You hear it wherever you eat, whether at the deli ordering a …

Please enjoy this post from the archives dated February 5, 2014

By Matthew A. Haber

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The following is a hypothetical example of a classic exam question that one might come across as a medical student:

A 50-year-old male presents to the emergency department …

Please enjoy this post from the archives, dated January 29, 2014

By Gregory Katz, MD

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As levels of HDL cholesterol increase, rates of heart disease go down. It’s this fact that has given …

Please enjoy this post from the archives, date January 15, 2014

By Robert Mocharla, MD

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No. Sorry. Despite such reasonable excuses as – “I forgot my iPod”, “It’s pouring rain”, or “Game of …

Please enjoy this post from the archives dated January 10, 2014

By Shivani K Patel, MD

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A 61-year old male with chronic epigastric discomfort presented to the emergency room with severe abdominal pain …

Please enjoy this post from the archives, dated November 20, 2013

By Fernando Franco Cuadrado, MD, Julia Hyland Bruno, MD and  Mark D. Schwartz, MD

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When flu season returns, we will all …

Please enjoy this post from the archives dated November 8, 2013

By Gregory Katz, MD

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Everyday in clinic, we tell our patients to choose foods low in saturated fat. Because these foods …

 

Please enjoy this post from the archives dated October 30, 2013

By Robert Joseph Fakheri, MD

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A 55 year-old male is recently diagnosed with systemic sarcoidosis. The patient is started on prednisone …