Commentary by Antonella Surbone MD PhD FACP, NYU Department of Medicine and Clinical Correlations Ethics Section Editor
On Tuesday December 9th 2008, leading global cancer organizations met in Atlanta to discuss the 2008 WHO World …
Category: Systems
Clinical Correlations
Class Act: The Role of Angiotensin II in Renal Fibrosis and Diabetic Kidney Disease
December 9, 2008
Commentary by Daniel Fine MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Diabetic nephropathy is the most frequent cause of end-stage kidney disease in the United States, Europe and Japan. Large scale randomized controlled trials have shown …
Grand Rounds: “Combating the Poverty Associated Tropical Diseases”
December 3, 2008
Commentary by Alpana Marwaha MD PGY-3
Please also see the clinical vignette presented before last week’s grand rounds.
This week, the Department of Medicine Grand Rounds was presented by Dr. Peter Hotez MD, PhD and chair of the Department of Microbiology …
Class Act: Soy and Breast Cancer – What’s the Connection?
November 26, 2008
Commentary by Alexis Melnick, NYU School of Medcine Class of 2009
Faculty peer reviewed
With the increasing popularity of soy foods in the American diet, there has been considerable debate over the link between soy and the …
Analgesia for Cirrhotics: A Practical Approach
November 20, 2008
Commentary by Albert B. Knapp MD, NYU Clinical Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology)
THE CASE:
WS, a 49 yo year old Caucasian male with a known 35 year history of alcohol abuse, now presents with …
Grand Rounds: “Advances in the Therapy of HER2 Positive Breast Cancer
November 19, 2008
Commentary by Jon-Emile Kenny MD, PGY- 2
Please also see the clinical vignette presented before last week’s grand rounds.
Medical grand rounds on November 12, 2008 was given by Dr. Jose Baselga, MD. His …
Breaking News: The Jupiter Trial
November 12, 2008
Commentary by Ilana Bragin MD, PGY-3
This week online in the NEJM, the results of a trial known as Jupiter were presented in an article that will likely change the way we approach cardiovascular health protection. The …
Mystery Quiz- The Answer
November 8, 2008Posted by Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
The answer to the mystery quiz is heart failure. The CXR shows bibasilar opacities with hilar fullness on the right. The CT images are remarkable for bilateral effusions, with dependent opacities that increase in density along the anterior-posterior axis. The lung …