A 26 year old woman developed uncontrolled hypertension peripartum 5 years prior to this presentation After diagnosis she was intermittently compliant with her medication although remained asymptomatic. She now presents with new onset congestive heart failure. On admission, she was …
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Clinical Correlations
More Breaking News: Rosiglitazone Linked to Fractures
March 6, 2007
Commentary By: Cara Litvin PGY-3
The FDA recently informed physicians of a report issued by GlaxoSmithKline acknowledging that Avandia (rosiglitazone) has been linked to increased fractures in females (1). The report stems from a review of the safety data from ADOPT (A …
Safety of Long-Acting Beta-Agonists in the Treatment of Asthma: Should they be used?
February 21, 2007
Commentary By: Sarah Huen, PGY-3 and David Chong, Director of Critical Care, Bellevue Hospital, Associate NYU Internal Medicine Residency Program Director
The role of long-acting b-agonists (LABAs) in the treatment of asthma continues to be controversial. Growing evidence that LABAs may cause …
Should patients with Anemia and a Normal Ferritin Undergo Colonoscopy?
February 16, 2007
Commentary By: Joshua Olstein PGY-3
Second only to lung cancer, colon cancer claimed an estimated 55,000 lives in the United States in 2006. In an effort to reduce colon cancer morbidity and mortality, multiple screening tests have been developed to detect early disease …
PB&J Hold the P: Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Peanut Butter
February 15, 2007
Commentary By: Cara Litvin PGY-3
The CDC has issued a public health advisory regarding a large outbreak of Salmonella infections in 39 states since …
What Is XDR-TB?
February 12, 2007
Commentary By: Marshall Fordyce, PGY-3
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is as ominous as it sounds. As a second-year resident on the Chest service, you may have treated one or two patients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), which …
More Smoke From the Tobacco Industry
February 8, 2007
Commentary By: Elizabeth Ross, PGY-3
Cigarette manufacturers have been steadily increasing the nicotine content in cigarettes over the last 7 years. The news broke in August of this year when the Massachusetts Department of Public Health discovered that …
How Should You Approach A Patient with an Incidental Finding of a Portal Vein Thrombosis?
February 7, 2007
A 70 year old man with a history of prostate cancer, status post radiation treatment in August 2003, a history of abdominal surgery for unknown reasons, and a history of heavy alcohol use was seen at the VA. The …