Rushi Parikh
Faculty peer reviewed
Cardiac biomarkers have historically been a mainstay of the diagnostic criteria of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Previously utilized cardiac biomarkers include aspartate aminotransferase (AST), lactate …
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Clinical Correlations
Mystery Quiz
March 17, 2010Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
The patient is a 39yo male followed in pulmonary clinic for chronic breathlessness and intermittent sputum production, sometimes blood tinged. Symptoms were first noted eleven years earlier at which time pulmonary function testing revealed mixed obstructive …
When Clopidogrel Fails…
March 10, 2010
Marisa Mizus
Faculty peer reviewed
Clopidogrel (Plavix) has been the standard of care for patients with coronary artery disease following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for the past decade. Although …
When Minutes Matter: Why Do Patients Wait to Seek Treatment Following a Stroke or Heart Attack?
March 3, 2010
Laurel Geraghty
Faculty peer reviewed
Both stroke and heart attack require rapid treatment following the onset of symptoms to minimize morbidity and mortality, but few patients seek help in …
What Should We Know About Bedbugs?
February 18, 2010
Jia Huang
Faculty peer reviewed
A 46 year-old Asian female presented with recurrent pruritic erythematous papules in a partially linear pattern over her forearms, face, and trunk. Each papule measured about 3/4 …
Zinc Cold Remedies: Are They Safe and Effective–Who Nose?
February 11, 2010
Amanda Benkoff
Faculty peer reviewed
Each year doctors are presented with the dilemma of the common cold. Adults in the U.S. experience an average of 3 colds …
Oldies but Goodies: How should you approach a low titer +RPR?
February 5, 2010Please enjoy a post from the Clinical Correlations Archives, first posted November 28, 2006…
45 year old male with a history of Hepatitis B ( Hep B Surf Ag + …
Dix-Hallpike Positive, No Red Flags, Now What?
January 23, 2010
The Proper Diagnosis and Treatment of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Carly Oboudiyat
Faculty peer reviewed
You finally have the “dizzy” patient whose eyes actually beat torsionally upwards when …