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 …
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Clinical Correlations
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 …
Grand Rounds: “A New Mechanism of Platelet Thrombus Regulation Induced by ADAMTS-18: Clinical Implications”
November 6, 2008
Commentary by Yelena Kopyltsova MD, PGY-2
Please also see the clinical vignette presented before last week’s grand rounds.
Last week’s grand rounds speaker was Simon Karpatkin MD, NYU Professor of Medicine & Director of the NYU Division of Hematology. In the 80s, multiple cases of …
Mystery Quiz
October 30, 2008Posted by Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
The patient is a 61 year old man with a history of diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and poorly controlled hypertension on five medications who was in his usual state of health until three days prior to admission when he noted …
Grand Rounds: “Novel Applications of Erythropoietin in Cardiovascular Disease”
October 22, 2008
Commentary by Srikant Duggirala MD, PGY-2
Please also see the clinical vignette presented during this week’s grand rounds
On Wednesday, October, 15, 2008, the NYU Department of Medicine Grand Rounds featured one of its own guest speakers, Stuart Katz M.D., Professor of …
Grand Rounds: “Molecular Genetics of Colorectal Cancer”
October 19, 2008
Commentary by Sabina Berezovskaya MD PGY-3
Please also see the clinical vignette presented during last week’s grand rounds
On Wednesday, October 8, 2004, the NYU Department of Medicine Grand Rounds featured guest lecturer Vincent Yang, M.D. Ph.D., Professor of Medicine …
Class Act: Is there clinical evidence for the use of chondroitin sulfate in the treatment of osteoarthritis?
October 17, 2008
Class act is a feature of Clinical Correlations written by NYU 3rd and 4th year medical students. Prior to publication, each commentary is thoroughly reviewed for content by a faculty member.
Commentary by Jillian …
Grand Rounds: “Behcet’s Disease: What It Is, and Isn’t”
October 16, 2008Commentary by Jon-Emile Kenny MD, PGY- 2
Please also see the clinical vignette presented during last week’s grand rounds
Dr. Yusuf Yazici of the NYU Behcet’s Syndrome Center opened his talk by discussing the classic triad …