Commentary By: Anna Dvorak, MDPGY-3
Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer mortality in both men and women. Screening patients at risk for lung cancer might reduce mortality if it helps find cancers at an early stage while they are …
Category: Systems
Clinical Correlations
Meeting Perspectives: The 2007 American College of Cardiology Scientific Session
April 5, 2007
Commentary By: Steven Sedlis, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Cardiology Manhattan Veterans Administration Medical Center
The 56th annual scientific session of the American College of Cardiology was held in New Orleans on March 24-27. The site of the meeting …
First Direct Renin Inhibitor Approved for Hypertension
March 29, 2007
Commentary By: Josh Olstein, PGY-3
Earlier this month the FDA approved Tekturna (aliskiren) the first drug in a novel class of antihypertensives that work by directly inhibiting renin. While Novartis has yet to release pricing information, don’t expect to see this …
The COURAGE Trial: PCI is not superior to medical therapy in patients with stable coronary disease
March 27, 2007Commentary by Cara Litvin, PGY-3
The results of one of the more remarkable studies from the meeting of the American College of Cardiology were presented on Monday, along with the simultaneous early publishing of the study online in the New England Journal of …
Morning Report-How Do You Approach a Patient with a Significant Transaminitis?
March 23, 2007
Consultant: Robert Raicht, MD Professor of Medicine, Chief Division of Gastroenterology
Clinical Vignette:
The patient is a 50 year old male with a past medical history notable for type II diabetes, hypertension and recently treated right foot cellulitis and c.difficile colitis who …
Will my breast cancer patient need adjuvant chemotherapy? Gene Micro array technology may help answer this question��
March 20, 2007
Commentary By Sandra D’Angelo, PGY-3
Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women, second only to lung cancer as a leading cause of death from cancer. Experts state that approximately 210, 000 women will be diagnosed in …
More Breaking News for the Glitazones…
March 15, 2007
Coming right on the heels of the recent warning from the FDA about the risk of fractures and Rosiglitazone, the FDA announced on March 9th that pioglitazone (Actos) has also been linked to an increased occurrence of arm, hand, and foot fractures …
When Should You Order a Serum Fructosamine Level for a Diabetic Patient?
March 14, 2007
Commentary By: Christopher Johnson, MSIV and Glenn Matfin, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Divsion of Endocrinology
When was the last time you had a diabetic patient in clinic whose hemoglobin A1C was elevated, prompting you to modify their diabetic …