By Sara Stream, MD
Peer Reviewed
As resident physicians, we are taught to supplement serum potassium to a goal level of 4.0 mEq/L in all hospitalized patients. While the dangers of severe potassium abnormalities are well established, the …
Category: Systems
Clinical Correlations
Core IM Podcast: 5 pearls on Headaches
October 18, 2017
Listen to CORE IM’s first 5 Pearls segment on Headaches!
Time Stamps
- What are the indications for imaging for HA? (1:36)
- What is your approach to abortive therapy for migraines? …
Spotlight: Subacute Endocarditis: The Great Masquerader
October 11, 2017
By Helen Ma, MD
Peer Reviewed
Our new Spotlight series uses case vignettes to explore diagnosis, pathophysiology, and management of a wide variety of diseases seen in the outpatient and inpatient settings. Articles in …
Reducing Readmission in Sickle Cell Disease: The Role of the Patient-Centered Medical Home
October 6, 2017
By Leonard Naymagon, MD
Peer Reviewed
Vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC), or pain crisis, is the most common clinical manifestation of sickle cell disease (SCD) and is responsible for the majority of emergency department (ED) visits and inpatient …
Alzheimer’s Disease 2.0: State of Diagnosis
October 4, 2017
By Karen McCloskey, MD
Peer Reviewed
In May 2012, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled the “National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease,” in response to legislation signed by President Obama in …
Life and Limb: Battlefield Medicine from WWII to Today
September 29, 2017
By Eric Jeffrey Nisenbaum, MD
Peer Reviewed
Mr. O is a 93-year-old man with a past medical history notable for severe Alzheimer’s dementia and amputation of the left upper extremity secondary to wounds …
Stem cells for heart failure: What is the evidence?
September 27, 2017
By Maxine Wallis Stachel, MD
Peer Reviewed
The Scale of the Problem
Despite decades of rigorous data collection, drug research, patient education and evidence-based practice, ischemic heart disease (IHD) and congestive heart failure (CHF) remain among the …
Spotlight: Pneumocystis Pneumonia in a Patient Without AIDS, A Clinical Vignette
September 20, 2017
By Martin Fried, MD
Peer reviewed
Learning Objectives
- Why does impaired cellular immunity increase the risk for Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia (PJP)? How do acquired humoral immune deficiencies, such as the use of rituximab, increase the risk …