A 76 year old man with a history of coronary artery disease, diabetes and hypertension was brought in by his wife with two days of lethargy, slurred speech and right arm weakness. On presentation, the patient was awake and …
Category: Heme/Onc
Clinical Correlations
Why Are Breast Cancer Rates Trending Down?
January 9, 2007
The recent finding of decreasing breast cancer rates made headlines throughout the media; including a NY Times article entitled, Reversing Trend, Big Drop is seen in Breast Cancer on December 15, 2006.
Striking epidemiological …
Should we recommend mammography screening for women between the ages of 40-50?
December 22, 2006
In a recent article in the Lancet, this question was addressed by a group of investigators led by Sue Moss, Ph.D. from the University of Leeds. Currently, the  National Cancer Institute, U.S. Preventative Health Services Task …
The First Joint Medical-Surgery Conference
December 21, 2006
The first monthly medical/surgery conference was a great success. Attended by resisdents and attendings from both departments the conference was a lively discussion regarding the controversies in caring for a …
Mystery Quiz #1-The Answer…
December 20, 2006
Before you read the answer you will probably want to review the original post of the mystery quiz from last week.
The Answer:
The chest film shows a probable mass in the area of the …
Epogen and Anemia-Less is More (Part 2)
December 14, 2006Commentary By David Goldfarb, M.D. Professor of Medicine, NYU Medical Center, Chief Nephrology Section VA New York Harbor
2 weeks ago we reported on 2 lead …
What Is Sezary Syndrome?
December 11, 2006
Morning Report-Tisch Hospital
Case Presentation: 83 year old with a past medical history of hypertension noted erytematous plaques with scale about 1 year ago. The rash was associated with diffuse pruritis at that time. The patient subsequently …
Epogen and Anemia-Less is More
November 17, 2006
Singh AK et al. Correction of anemia with epoetin alfa in chronic kidney disease. N Engl J Med 2006 Nov 16; 355:2085-98.
Drüeke TB et al. Normalization of hemoglobin level in patients with chronic kidney disease …