By Christopher Sonne, MD
Peer Reviewed
It is the last admission of your admitting night shift. You are called to assess a pleasant, oriented 65-year-old man with lung cancer and metastases to the …
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Clinical Correlations
Does Loneliness Contribute to Morbidity and Mortality?
March 24, 2017
By Kate Otto Chebly
Peer Reviewed
What medications do you currently take? Do you have any allergies? What medical conditions did your parents live with, or die from?
As physicians in training, …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
March 20, 2017
By Katharine Lawrence, MD
Peer Reviewed
Last week, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) announced that the cap on residents’ duty hours would be adjusted to include 28 hour shifts …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
February 6, 2017
By Carolyn B. Drake, MD, MPH
Peer Reviewed
News:
In the fortnight since Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States, we’ve seen a flurry of political activity as the new president seeks …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
January 17, 2017
By Scott Butler, MD
Peer Reviewed
A presidential goodbye. A contentious press conference. A salacious dossier from a British spy. It’s been quite a week.
As Republican legislators transition from symbolically voting …
From The Archives – Fractional Excretion of Sodium (FENa): Diagnostic Godsend or Gimmick?
July 22, 2016
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated September 5, 2012
By Jon-Emile S Kenny, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A 62- year-old man with a history of hypertension, diastolic dysfunction and chronic kidney disease is admitted …
Gun Violence: A Public Health Concern?
June 9, 2016
By Matthew B. McNeill, MD
Peer Reviewed
One can often feel numb or indifferent to the seemingly nightly reports of gun deaths on American news programs. Individual homicides, suicides, or accidental gun deaths are tragic …
By Any Other Name
May 4, 2016
By Kathy May Tran
Peer Reviewed
Six weeks ago, Mr. S had fever, chills, cough, and rhinorrhea, which ultimately self-resolved. Two weeks later, he noticed right-sided neck pain that radiated towards his ear. When the …