Commentary by Muhammad Ghumman MD, PGY-3
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Clinical Case:
A 65 year old male with hypertension, iron deficiency anemia, and atrial fibrillation (not anticoagulated due to prior gastrointestinal bleed,)Â presents with new onset lower extremity edema, dyspnea on exertion, orthopnea, and profound fatigue. Physical exam is significant for jugular venous …
Commentary by Steven Sedlis, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Cardiology Manhattan Veterans Administration Medical Center
The annual scientific session of the American Heart Association was held in New Orleans on …
Commentary by Denise Pate MD, PGY-1Â
The FDA released a 460 page document regarding the safety of long acting beta agonists (LABA) for the use of asthma, in addition to a two …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …