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Commentary By David Goldfarb, M.D. Professor of Medicine, NYU Medical Center, Chief Nephrology Section VA New York Harbor
At the recent meeting of the …
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Clinical Correlations
Aspirin Use in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
June 25, 2008
Commentary by Daniel Frenkel, MD PGY-2 and Aleksandar Adzic, MD PGY-2 (in consultation with Greg Mints, MD Attending Physician, General Internal Medicine)
Case #1: A 47 year old man with no significant medical history, nonsmoker, and …
Mystery Quiz
June 19, 2008Posted by Athena Kritharis MS-3, Vivian Hayashi MD, Instructor of Clinical Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Robert Smith MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
The patient is a 42 year old Caucasian woman with no significant past medical history who presents with diffuse abdominal pain for …
Meeting Perspectives: 2008 American Thoracic Society Meeting
June 18, 2008
Commentary by Laura Evans MD, NYU Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
The 2008 American Thoracic Society (ATS) meeting took place from May 16-21 in Toronto, Ontario. Over 16,000 physicians, nurses and …
Neutropenic Precautions Demystified
June 13, 2008
Commentary by Rachana Jani MD, PGY-1 and Neal Steigbigel MD, Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases/Immunology)
Rachana Jani MD: Walking onto an oncology floor, one cannot help but notice the precautionary signs that segregate …
Should H. pylori Eradication Be Confirmed?
June 12, 2008
Commentary by Fritz Francois, MD, MS, NYU Division of Gastroenterology
Humans are essentially the only reservoir for Helicobacter pylori, which is estimated to colonize the stomach of about half the world’s population …
Some say tomato, some say nationwide outbreak of Samonellosis
June 10, 2008
Commentary by Chirayu Gor, MD
The CDC has issued an alert regarding the outbreak of a rare type of Salmonella, termed Salmonella Saintpaul. Since mid-April, over 140 persons have been identified in 16 …
Grand Rounds: “Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis”
June 5, 2008
Commentary by Jatin Roper MD, PGY-3
Medical Grand Rounds today was presented last week by Dr. Shawn Cowper, Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Pathology at Yale University School of Medicine. …