Commentary by Aditya Matoo MD, PGY-2
This week’s medicine grand rounds was given by Dr. Peter Merkel, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University …
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Clinical Correlations
The Rational Clinical Examination: Does This Patient with Diabetes Have Osteomyelitis of the Lower Extremity?
March 28, 2008Commentary by Judith Brenner MD, Associate Program Director, NYU Internal Medicine Residency Program
The most recent installment in JAMA’s Rational Clinical Exam Series seeks to determine the accuracy of the history, physical exam, radiology and laboratory in making the diagnosis of osteomyelitis in diabetics. This is relevant given …
Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging: Coronary CT Angiography
March 26, 2008
Commentary by Matt LaBarbera MD, PGY-3 and Rob Donnino, MD Instructor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) is a noninvasive imaging modality which can be used to evaluate the anatomy of …
Class Act: Are beta-blockers really contraindicated for patients with a diagnosis of reactive airway disease?
March 21, 2008
Commentary by Katherine Khvilivitzky, NYU Medical Student
Class act is a feature of Clinical Correlations written by NYU 3rd and 4th year medical students. These posts focus on evidenced based answers to …
A Brief Glance at the Relationship between Varicocele and Infertility
March 19, 2008
Commentary by Melissa Freeman MD, PGY-2
A 30 year-old male resident presents to his primary care physician for a routine physical examination. A small, nontender left-sided scrotal mass is felt. The patient states that this …
Class Act: Is there clinical evidence for use of probiotics in the treatment of IBS?
March 12, 2008
Class act is a feature of Clinical Correlations written by NYU 3rd and 4th year medical students. These posts focus on evidenced based answers to clinical questions related to patients seen by our …
HotSpots: Promed
March 7, 2008
Welcome to HotSpots, a new feature of Clinical Correlations. In this series, we intend to highlight unique websites of interest to the medical profession. Feel free to make suggestions for sites that should be …
Bell’s Palsy 2.0—Crocodile Dundee Tears
March 5, 2008
Diseases 2.0 – Bringing you the latest updates on disease pathophysiology and treatment
Commentary by Aaron Lord MD, PGY-1
A 39 year-old woman awakes one morning and notices that the left side of …