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 professionals. …
Neal 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 subjects …
By Nelson Sanchez, MD and Fritz Francois, MD, MS
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Case: A 45-year-old woman presents to your office for an annual check-up. She states that her grandmother …
By Jon-Emile S Kenny
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A 65-year-old female with locally advanced rectal cancer is admitted to the ICU, hypotensive and febrile. Her PICC line is removed and …
By Nicole Leigh Aaronson,MD,  Loren Wissner Greene, MD, and Denise Pate, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Introduction:
Whereas there are specially designed diets for patients with hypertension, diabetes, and …
By Todd Cutler, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A 62-year-old male is hospitalized with an acute congestive heart failure exacerbation. On hospital day three, the patient’s symptoms have significantly …
By Mary C. Whitman, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are generally considered “safe†medications[1] and are prescribed to over 100 million patients per year for a variety of indications, often …
Summary by Lakshmi Tummala, MD
The Medical Grand Rounds lecture on October 6, 2010 titled “Influenza 2010: Update after the 2009 Pandemic was presented by Dr. Alicia Fry, M.D., MPH …