Clinical Correlations

The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine

Primecuts – This Week In The Journals

December 30, 2013
PrimeCuts 5 min read

By Monica Gupta, MD

Peer Reviewed

Welcome to the final Clinical Correlations post of the year!

As 2013 comes to a close, it’s a time to reflect on the year that has passed. Here at NYU, 2013 was a triumphant year …

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Primecuts – This Week In The Journals

December 23, 2013
PrimeCuts 6 min read

By Preethi Prasad, MD

Peer Reviewed

This week, Christmas is finally on its way, and the city is alive with festive cheer. Children are excitedly anticipating a visit from Santa Claus, while adults are scrambling to do last-minute Christmas …

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Mystery Quiz-The Answer

December 20, 2013
Mystery Quiz 2 min read

Vivian Hayashi MD, Robert Smith MD

The answer to the Mystery Quiz is diaphragmatic hernia, specifically a Bochdalek hernia. The CXR shows increased density behind the heart that has a smooth superior border (Image 2, arrows). This density does not obscure the left heart border, denoting a posterior location behind …

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Mystery Quiz

December 17, 2013
Mystery Quiz < 1 min read

Vivian Hayashi MD, Robert Smith MD

The patient is a 78 year old man who presented to the emergency room with fever, pain, swelling, and erythema of the right leg over a two day period. The patient denied abdominal symptoms, cough or breathlessness over his baseline. His past medical history included …

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Primecuts – This Week In The Journals

December 16, 2013
PrimeCuts 7 min read

By Cilian White, MD

Peer reviewed

With the holiday season upon us, the streets are laden with trees waiting to be adorned, bunches of mistletoe to be hung for that special moment; and New Yorkers are wiping …

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