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 …
Category: Systems
Clinical Correlations
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 …
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, …
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 …
Bedside to Bench: Clubbing Revisited
April 3, 2009Commentary by Judith Brenner MD, Associate Editor, Clinical CorrelationsÂ
Faculty Peer ReviewedÂ
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 …
BREAKING NEWS: Another Nut that You’d Rather Not…
March 31, 2009
FDA ALERTS CONSUMERS TO RECALL OF PISTACHIO PRODUCTS
Commentary by Rebecca Hall MD, PGY-1
Growing concerns over Salmonella  contamination of pistachio products sold by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc in California have …
Deciphering Fact from Fiction in Hypoglycemia
March 26, 2009
Commentary by Melissa Price, MD PGY3
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A 42 year-old male phlebotomist with a history of anxiety presented to the emergency room complaining of four hours of dizziness and diaphoresis. …