Commentary by Rosemary Adamson, PGY2, Deena Altman PGY-1 and Harold Horowitz, Professor of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases
Syphilis is back! You know the drill: an 80-something year old man presents with dementia …
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Clinical Correlations
Part II- Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction: To Treat or Not to Treat?
August 8, 2007
Commentary by Melissa Freeman MD, PGY2
Please also see Part I of this series
In 2002, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), the American Thyroid Association (ATA), and The Endocrine Society (TES) sponsored an evidence- …
Atrial Fibrillation Part 2: Additional Words of Wisdom
August 3, 2007
Commentary by William Slater, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Divsion of Cardiology
The vast majority of patients with persistent AF can be rendered asymptomatic with AV nodal blocking drugs and don’t require ablation. …
Management and Consequences of Atrial Fibrillation
August 2, 2007
Commentary by Timothy Wong, MD
A group of short articles focusing on the consequences and management of atrial fibrillation (AF) recently appeared in the July 7th issue of the Health section of …
Are beta blockers indicated in cirrhotics with small varices?
August 1, 2007
Commentary by Bani Chander MD, PGY-2
Esophageal varices are a common complication of cirrhosis and approximately one-third of all cirrhotic patients with varices will develop a variceal bleed [1]. Each episode of …
Part I- Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction: To Treat or Not to Treat?
July 31, 2007
Commentary by Melissa Freeman MD, PGY2
Modern day science has revealed to us the intricate relationships that thyroid hormones have with multiple systems of the human body. Many of today’s physicians find themselves checking …
X-Ray Visions: Update on Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis and Gadolinium Contrast MRI
July 24, 2007
Commentary by Andrew Hardie MD, Body MRI Fellow, NYU Dept of Radiology
The recent discovery of a link between Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) and the administration of gadolinium contrast for MRI examinations has sent the imaging world …
Clinical Question: How do you manage plantar fasciitis?
July 19, 2007
Commentary by Cathy Cruise, M.D. Director Department of Veterans Affairs Care Coordinator, Chair Rehabilitation Council
Case: A 25 year old woman with no significant past medical history presents to walk-in clinic complaining of several days of right heel pain. …