Commentary by Mary Vouyiouklis MD, Fellow, and Ann Danoff MD, Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, NYU Medical Center
Welcome to our special diabetes series intended to highlight the essentials of diabetes care …
Category: Endocrine
Clinical Correlations
Part II- Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction: To Treat or Not to Treat?
August 8, 2007
Commentary by Melissa Freeman MD, PGY2
Please also see Part I of this series
In 2002, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), the American Thyroid Association (ATA), and The Endocrine Society (TES) sponsored an evidence- …
Part I- Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction: To Treat or Not to Treat?
July 31, 2007
Commentary by Melissa Freeman MD, PGY2
Modern day science has revealed to us the intricate relationships that thyroid hormones have with multiple systems of the human body. Many of today’s physicians find themselves checking patients’ …
Meeting Perspectives: The ADA Scientific Sessions: Advances in the Pharmacologic Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
July 5, 2007
Commentary by Mitchell Charap MD, Senior Associate Program Director, NYU Internal Medicine Residency Program
Caveat: What follows below reflects my perspective on new and old pharmacologic approaches to Type 2 Diabetes. It is not intended to be a …
How Do you Approach a Patient with Primary Hyperaldosteronism?
June 28, 2007
An 80 year old male with atrial fibrillation, hypertension, hypokalemia is diagnosed with hyperaldosteronism with an aldosterone to renin ratio of 34.5/0.15=230 . CT scan reveals a right adrenal 1 cm presumed adenoma
Questions:
1. How do you accurately diagnose …
Hyperparathyroidism in Chronic Kidney Disease
June 13, 2007
Commentary by Sarah Berry MD, PGY-3 and Joseph Weisstuch, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Divsion of Nephrology
Case: Mr. K is a 59 year old gentleman with a past medical history of hypertension, non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia …
Clinical Commentary: The Travesty of Grinding Axes with Science: Rosiglitazone and Cardiac Risk
June 12, 2007
Welcome to our first blog commentary. One of the purposes of the blog is to generate discussion about issues in health care. This “Clinical Commentary” section is an invitation to our housestaff and faculty to submit their own thoughts and viewpoints …
Can you switch a patient from insulin to oral agents?
June 6, 2007 
A 48 year old male is diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus after presenting to the emergency room with symptoms of hyperglycemia. He was immediately started on insulin and has been very compliant with his regimen. His initial …