How to Counsel a Patient on Prostate Cancer Screening in 5 Minutes
By Caprice Cadacio, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A good screening test is relatively inexpensive and noninvasive. In …
Category: Systems
Clinical Correlations
Should You Eradicate Helicobacter Pylori Prior to Chronic NSAID Treatment?
January 19, 2011
By Joshua Smith, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
CASE: A 54-year-old Asian female with no significant past medical history presents to her primary care physician with the complaint of several weeks …
Anthracycline Induced Cardiotoxicity
January 14, 2011
By Ami Jhaveri, PGY-3
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Clinical Case:
K.M. is a 61-year-old woman with hypertension diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 1 month ago. Her only medication is hydrochlorothiazide. …
Meeting Perspectives: American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2010
January 12, 2011
By Steven Sedlis, MD
The 2010 Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association were held on November 13-17 in Chicago, IL. Details of all the late breaking trials including presentation slides and commentary are available on the …
Myths and Realities: Does Vitamin C Work for the Common Cold?
January 7, 2011
By Carolyn Bevan, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
It starts with a tickle in your throat. You feel a bit more tired after a day’s work, maybe your forehead feels …
From The Archives – Deciphering Fact from Fiction in Hypoglycemia
January 6, 2011
Please enjoy this post from the Clinical Correlations archives first posted March 26, 2009
By: Melissa Price, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A 42 year-old male phlebotomist with a history of …
Early Repolarization: Not as Innocent as Once Thought!
January 5, 2011
By Rachel Bond, MD PGY-2
Faculty Peer Reviewed
For many years, the electrocardiogram, a seemingly simple transthoracic interpretation of the electrical activity of the heart captured and externally recorded, has fascinated healthcare …
Meeting Perspectives: The 2010 Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Meeting
December 22, 2010Neal H. Steigbigel, M.D.
The recent IDSA meeting reviewed many important and interesting findings. Topics spanned a wide array of subjects, many of which are of importance and interest to all physicians. These …