Bani Chander MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a progressive, inflammatory disease of the liver of unknown etiology and may progress to cirrhosis. While it is does have a …
Category: Systems
Clinical Correlations
Mystery Quiz
April 28, 2009Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
The patient is a 42 year old man with a history of non-productive cough for several weeks. Three weeks prior to evaluation by the pulmonary service, the patient presented to the ER with a presumed vasovagal …
Breaking News: Swine Flu Reaches New York
April 26, 2009
Eunice Kang, MD
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has confirmed eight cases of swine influenza A (A/H1N1) virus infection in New York City, in addition to a dozen cases caused …
The Skinny on Cachexia…Can it be Treated?
April 22, 2009
Michael T. Tees, MD, MPH
On the wards and in the clinic, the physician is frequently presented with a patient with a decreased appetite and alarming weight loss. The patient is …
Clinical Questions: How do you dose argatroban?
April 16, 2009
Frederick Gandolfo, MD
Case: An 85 year-old woman admitted to the hospital with pneumonia and after a prolonged hospital course developed heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). She is …
Grand Rounds: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
April 15, 2009
Summary by Daniel Frenkel MD
Please also see the clinical vignette presented before grand rounds on the 1st of April.
In his grand rounds lecture on April 1st 2009, Dr. …
Grand Rounds: Purines, Alcohol, and Fatty Liver Disease
April 8, 2009
Commentary by Peter Shue MD, PGY-3
The medical grand rounds presentation on March 4, 2009 was delivered by a distinguished NYU faculty member and research investigator, Dr. Bruce Cronstein. Although his training and …
Bedside to Bench: Clubbing Revisited
April 3, 2009Commentary by Judith Brenner MD, Associate Editor, Clinical Correlations
Faculty Peer Reviewed
For an internist, discovering a patient with clubbing is so rewarding since it appeals to the core of our profession, a profession which can often be very similar to that of a detective. The physical finding of …