Please enjoy this post from the archives first posted on October 21, 2009.
By Ivan Saraiva MD
Case: A 68-year-old man, with a history of stable angina and end-stage renal disease treated by hemodialysis for the past three years, presents to the …
Category: Systems
Clinical Correlations
Does the BCG Vaccine Really Work?
March 14, 2012
By Mitchell Kim
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, an acid-fast bacillus, is the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), an infection that causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. A highly contagious infection, TB is …
Is There a Long-Term Mortality Benefit From Bariatric Surgery?
March 8, 2012
By Marc O’Donnell
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of ?30 kg/m2. The rate of obesity in the United States has skyrocketed over the last several decades, becoming a disease of epidemic proportions. According to …
FROM THE ARCHIVES: How Do You Diagnose Polymyalgia Rheumatica?
March 1, 2012
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated August 12, 2009
By Eve Wadsworth MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a condition that resembles several different disorders including osteoarthritis and can be difficult to diagnose. In addition to osteoarthritis, PMR …
Cardiac Murmur Websites: An Internet Review of Common Cardiac Auscultation Websites
February 29, 2012
By Rachel Bond, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In the field of medicine including the art of physical diagnosis, there is nothing more nerve provoking then having to master the art of cardiac …
What are the Barriers to Using Low Dose CT to Screen for Lung Cancer?
February 23, 2012
By Benjamin Lok
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths globally [1] and responsible for an estimated 221,120 new cases and 156,940 deaths …
How Should You Choose the Best Anti-platelet Agents for Secondary Stroke Prevention?
February 16, 2012
By Demetrios Tzimas, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
You are about to discharge a 75-year-old female with hyperlipidemia, hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, who was admitted to the hospital for an ischemic stroke. Being …
Obesity 2.0: More Than Just the Extra Weight
February 9, 2012
By Aviva Regev
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Introduction
Few people these days are unaware of the “obesity epidemic,†with its inception here in the United States and its steady, insidious spread around the globe. …