Commentary by Jatin Roper MD PGY-3 and Christine Ren MD Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Bariatric procedures to treat obesity involve the restriction of the gastric reservoir, bypass of part of the gastrointestinal tract, …
Category: Systems
Clinical Correlations
FDA Approves Raltegravir- A First in New Class of HIV Medications
November 14, 2007
Commentary by Helen Kourlas PharmD, Pharmacology Section Editor
On October 16th the FDA announced the approval of raltegravir (Isentress®) for the treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-1 infection in combination with other antiretroviral agents. The …
Grand Rounds: “Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pathogenesis-Studies of an Opportunist”
November 9, 2007
Welcome to our Grand Rounds Series. Each week, we plan to post a summary of the week’s Medicine Grand Rounds lecture. The summaries are reviewed and approved by the grand rounds …
Inpatient Diabetes Management: Case 6
November 8, 2007
Commentary by Mary Vouyiouklis MD, Fellow, and Ann Danoff MD, Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, NYU Medical Center
Welcome to Case 6 of our special diabetes series intended to highlight the essentials …
Vagally-induced Atrial Fibrillation
November 7, 2007
Case by: Alana Choy-Shan, Chief Resident
Commentary by William Slater MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Following Thanksgiving dinner, a 36 year-old healthy man developed palpitations and heart racing. He was …
Grand Rounds: “Towards Biologically Rational Therapy for Myelodysplastic Sydrome.â€
November 2, 2007Welcome to our new Grand Rounds Series. Each week, we plan to post a summary of the week’s Medicine Grand Rounds lecture. The summaries are reviewed and approved by the grand …
Elevated Total Protein and the Interpretation of Serum Protein Electrophoresis
November 1, 2007Commentary by Jamie Hoffman, MDÂ
A healthy 54 year old man without past medical history presents for a routine physical exam for his insurance company. His blood work reveals a total protein (TP) of 9.4 g/dl and an albumin of 3.0 g/dl. What should be included in this patient’s diagnostic workup?
Targeting Triglycerides
October 31, 2007
Commentary by Josh Remick MD, PGY-3
Hypertriglyceridemia is defined by the NCEP guidelines for treatment as a fasting triglyceride level greater than 200 mg/dL after the target LDL-C level has been achieved (1). When triglyceride …