By Michael C. Brabeck, MD, Adam Davis, MD, and Shaun Rodgers, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
 Case:
A 56-year-old male was admitted to Bellevue Hospital Center with chronic back pain …
Category: Systems
Clinical Correlations
An Intern In The ER
April 1, 2011
By Demetrios Tzimas, MD
New York City. Bellevue Hospital Center. July 17, 2009. 1:53 pm. Intern Year. Long Call.
“Go down to the ER. There’s a guy with chest …
From The Archives: Does Acetazolamide Prevent Altitude Sickness?
March 31, 2011
Please enjoy this post from the Clinical Correlations archives first posted May 7, 2009
Seema Pursnani, MD
Because your parents have designated you as the family doctor, your Uncle …
Is Dark Chocolate Good For You?
March 30, 2011
By Lisa Parikh, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
I was recently counseling an overweight patient about nutrition and exercise when he asked, “Doc, is it true what they say …
From The Archives: The Skinny on Cachexia…Can it be Treated?
March 24, 2011 
Please enjoy this post from the Clinical Correlations archives first posted April 22, 2009
Michael T. Tees, MD, MPH
On the wards and in the clinic, the physician …
Educating Patients About Sun Exposure
March 23, 2011
By Courtney Maxey
Faculty Peer Reviewed
At this point it seems that the general public is aware of the relationship between exposure to the sun and skin cancer. It …
The Myth of the Helminth: Can Worms be the Next Therapeutic Breakthrough for IBD Patients?
March 16, 2011
By Michael Guss, Class of 2012
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Helminths–parasitic worms that have co-evolved with humans and colonized our gastrointestinal (GI) tract for millennia–have developed the ability to modulate …
Stroke Prevention in the Setting of a Patent Foramen Ovale: A “Hole†in the Evidence
March 9, 2011
Brandon Oberweis, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
 Case Report:
A 48-year old gentleman with no significant past medical history presents to the emergency department with new-onset left upper extremity …