By Dana Zalkin, MD
Peer Reviewed
Clinical Scenario: A 63-year-old male with hepatitis C cirrhosis presents to the hospital with abdominal pain and distension. Initial labs are notable for platelets of 63 and an …
Category: Systems
Clinical Correlations
Seed
October 3, 2019
By Anna Hirsch
Medium: Paper collage
Case Description: The patient who inspired this visual work is a 57-year-old man who came to the hospital with 10 days of bilateral leg swelling and pain …
Oral Supplementation of Iron: Evolving Best Practices
October 2, 2019
By Gabrielle Mayer
Peer Reviewed
The patient’s bloodwork results seemed straight from a hematology textbook: low hemoglobin, low mean corpuscular volume, low ferritin, and high total iron binding capacity.1 The diagnosis …
Bilateral Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thromboses: Not an Effortless Diagnosis
September 25, 2019
By Alvaro Vargas, MD
Peer Reviewed
Learning Objectives
- Understand the classification and common causes of Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thromboses (upper extremity DVTs or UEDVTs)
- Explain the pathophysiology behind primary UEDVTs and how they can …
What Is The Role Of Serologic Testing For Immunity To Measles During An Outbreak?
September 18, 2019
By Sandra Goldlust
Peer Reviewed
Measles was declared eliminated from the US in 2000. Our country, however, is currently in the midst of the largest measles outbreak …
Sodium Retention and Edema in Nephrotic Syndrome: New Models and Therapeutic Targets
July 23, 2019
By Maria Smith
Peer Reviewed
The mechanism of sodium retention and edema formation in patients with nephrotic syndrome has long been highly contested in the nephrology world. The traditional teaching was that proteinuria …
One Diet Does Not Fit All
July 18, 2019
By Ashira Lubkin, PhD
Peer Reviewed
For me, one of the most difficult things to do in outpatient medicine is to tell a patient that they need to lose …
How Far Should We Search for Malignancy in the Seemingly “Unprovoked” Venous Thromboembolism?
February 7, 2019
By Allison Guttmann, MD
Peer Reviewed
A middle-aged woman presents to the Emergency Department with 1 week of calf-pain and swelling. A venous duplex ultrasound reveals a non-compressible popliteal vein …