By Helen Ma, MD
Peer Reviewed
Our new Spotlight series uses case vignettes to explore diagnosis, pathophysiology, and management of a wide variety of diseases seen in the outpatient and inpatient settings. Articles …
Category: Systems
Clinical Correlations
Reducing Readmission in Sickle Cell Disease: The Role of the Patient-Centered Medical Home
October 6, 2017
By Leonard Naymagon, MD
Peer Reviewed
Vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC), or pain crisis, is the most common clinical manifestation of sickle cell disease (SCD) and is responsible for the majority of emergency department (ED) visits and inpatient …
Alzheimer’s Disease 2.0: State of Diagnosis
October 4, 2017
By Karen McCloskey, MD
Peer Reviewed
In May 2012, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled the “National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease,†in response to legislation signed by President …
Life and Limb: Battlefield Medicine from WWII to Today
September 29, 2017
By Eric Jeffrey Nisenbaum, MD
Peer Reviewed
Mr. O is a 93-year-old man with a past medical history notable for severe Alzheimer’s dementia and amputation of the left upper extremity secondary …
Stem cells for heart failure: What is the evidence?
September 27, 2017
By Maxine Wallis Stachel, MD
Peer Reviewed
The Scale of the Problem
Despite decades of rigorous data collection, drug research, patient education and evidence-based practice, ischemic heart disease (IHD) and congestive heart failure (CHF) remain …
Spotlight: Pneumocystis Pneumonia in a Patient Without AIDS, A Clinical Vignette
September 20, 2017
By Martin Fried, MD
Peer reviewed
Learning Objectives
- Why does impaired cellular immunity increase the risk for Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia (PJP)? Â How do acquired humoral immune deficiencies, such as the use of rituximab, increase …
50% of the Daily Salt Intake Recommended by the JNC-8 Is Consumed in a New York Minute
September 13, 2017
By Andrew Sideris
Peer Reviewed
Reduction of dietary sodium is a well-known nonpharmacologic therapy to reduce blood pressure. The 8th Joint National Commission (JNC-8) recommends that the general population limit daily …
Slow Respiration to Lower Blood Pressure
September 7, 2017
By Omotayo Arowojolu
Peer Reviewed
Approximately 32% of American adults have high blood pressure (>140/90 mmHg),1 or hypertension, and only 54% of these individuals have well-controlled hypertension.2,3 Hypertension costs $48.6 billion each year …