By Enoch Jiang
Peer Reviewed
“Counseled patient on diet and lifestyle.” Over the past few weeks on my Ambulatory Care rotation, this phrase has rapidly shot to the top of my internal gestalt of a prototypical …
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Clinical Correlations
Is There a Role for Vitamins in the Management of Alcohol Use Disorder?
November 1, 2024
By Chloe Fong
Peer Reviewed
The correlation between vitamin deficiency and alcohol use disorder (AUD) has been well documented in the literature, with a study from 1963 finding that 70% of patients admitted to the …
“Mama, Can You Die from a Broken Heart?” Exploring the Pathogenesis of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
October 9, 2024
By Justin Jewell
Peer Reviewed
We all have our guilty pleasures, and one of mine happens to be country music. On a cold night in February, as I struggled to stay afloat in my seemingly …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 11/3/2022
November 3, 2022Chief residents of the NYU Langone Internal Medicine Residency give quick-and-easy, evidence-based answers to interesting questions posed by house staff, both in their clinics and on the wards.
The Medicare Part D Coverage Gap (“Donut Hole”) Explained
October 19, 2022
By Michael Papazian
Peer Reviewed
Let’s start with a case. Mr. B is a 67-year-old male with a history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and coronary artery disease. As his primary care physician, …
Coronary Artery Calcium Score: What’s the Controversy?
April 21, 2022
By Kyla Wright
Peer Reviewed
First developed in 1990,1 coronary artery calcium scoring has emerged as a noninvasive risk stratification tool for the detection of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).2 Unlike other commonly used cardiovascular risk …
There’s a Type 3? Pancreatic Diabetes as a Distinct Clinical Entity
March 4, 2022
By Marie T. Mazzeo
Peer Reviewed
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recognizes four categories of diabetes: type 1 (T1DM), type 2 (T2DM), specific types due to other causes (including monogenic diabetes syndromes, diseases of the …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 1/24/22
January 24, 2022- Bellevue Inpatient: In patients with cirrhosis, what is the mechanism of thrombocytopenia in patients who do not have evidence of splenomegaly on imaging or exam? (shoutout Aaron Landau and my team!)
- Tisch Inpatient: What is the relationship between myelodysplastic syndrome and chronic myeloid leukemia to the development of acute myeloid leukemia, and how does this impact management?
- NYU Brooklyn: What is the role of plasmapheresis in the management of IgA nephropathy?