- NYU Brooklyn: Can we use corticosteroids in Psoriatic Arthritis flares?
- Bellevue Outpatient: What is the role of apoB in stratifying our patients for cardiovascular disease risk?
- Tisch Inpatient: In patients with known underlying atrial fibrillation, what should we be counseling regarding alcohol use?
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 12/20/2021
December 20, 2021- NYU Brooklyn: How does severe vitamin B12 deficiency lead to hemolysis?
- Bellevue Inpatient: How specific of a test is the BNP for diagnosing heart failure – specifically, are there other conditions that cause a similar level of elevation? (thanks to Sam Sanders for participating in this discussion!)
- Gouverneur Outpatient: My patient is due for 5 vaccines. Can they get them all at once? (shoutout to our primary care digest this block!)
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 12/13/2021
December 14, 2021- Bellevue Outpatient: Can beta blockers be used to treat hypertension in people with COPD?
- VA Outpatient: What are the newest USPTF recommendations for low-dose CT screening for lung cancer?
- Tisch-Kimmel Inpatient: What are some of the extrahepatic manifestations of chronic HCV infection?
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 12/7/2021
December 7, 2021- VA Inpatient: What causes a false positive beta-d-glucan assay?
- Brooklyn Outpatient: Can you use prescription or OTC EPA/DHA omega 3 fatty acids for treatment of moderate hypertriglyceridemia in patients without elevated LDL-C, ASCVD risk, or diabetes (ie otherwise indicated for statin)?
- Bellevue Inpatient: What is uremic stomatitis?
Chief’s Inquiry Corner – 11/29/2021
November 29, 2021- Bellevue Outpatient: Is there any evidence in favor of routinely screening women for ovarian cancer?
- Tisch Inpatient: In patients with atrial fibrillation who suffer from an ischemic stroke, when should we reinitiate anticoagulation?
- Bellevue Inpatient: In which patients is it indicated to anticoagulate for portal vein thrombosis?
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 11/24/2021
November 24, 2021- VA Outpatient: What are the updated guidelines for pain control in non-operative management of knee osteoarthritis?
- Brooklyn Inpatient: How do we use an amikacin level?
- Bellevue Inpatient: What is the driver of mortality in ICD recipients- the arrhythmia, or the therapy?
Primecuts – This week in the journals
November 12, 2021
By Brendan Denvir, MD
Peer Reviewed
With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This can quickly become an overwhelming endeavor given the sheer …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 11/10/2021
November 10, 2021- Inpatient Bellevue: What are some of the expected physiologic changes in pregnancy with regard to the respiratory system?
- Outpatient VA: Many internists are comfortable initiating appropriate management for coronary artery disease (CAD), but what should we be aware of when it comes to medically managing peripheral arterial disease (PAD)?
- Inpatient Tisch Kimmel: In patients who are hospitalized, is there any benefit to intensifying blood pressure management regimens on discharge?