Clinical Correlations

The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine


Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 11/1/2021

  •  NYU Brooklyn: How urgently does necrotizing pancreatitis need to be drained?
  • NYU Brooklyn: Are there certain classes of drugs that should make us more concerned about possible DRESS syndrome?
  •  NYU Tisch/Kimmel: In which patients should we consider a diagnosis of Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY)?

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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 10/25/2021

  • Gouverneur Outpatient: What is the high dose flu vaccine?
  •  Bellevue Inpatient: Is there any utility in D-dimer testing for the exclusion of pulmonary embolism among people hospitalized with COVID-19 infection?
  • Bellevue Outpatient: What is the follow-up after initiating oral iron supplementation in iron-deficiency anemia?

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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner — 10/13/21

  • NYU Brooklyn: When should we stop anti-depressant use in patients with depression? 
  • Gouverneur Outpatient: In patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), are there any supplements that have been shown to have benefit for symptomatic relief?
  • Bellevue Inpatient: Is there any evidence to suggest that fentanyl is superior to morphine in managing patients with ACS?

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Primecuts – This Week in the Journals

By Hannah Kopinsky, 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 quantity and breadth of literature released on …

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Why Is There So Much Obesity?

Clinical Questions 8 min read

By Emily Mills

Peer Reviewed

While on my medical school Pediatrics rotation I learned of an important developmental milestone—the “why” phase.  During this time, the inquisitive three-year-old bombards their parents with an infinite …

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Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 10/4/2021

  •  Brooklyn: What are the indications for primary prophylaxis against disseminated MAC? When can primary prophylaxis against disseminated MAC be discontinued?
  •  Bellevue Outpatient:  Is there a risk of tinnitus with macrolide use?
  • Bellevue Inpatient: What is the sensitivity and specificity of urine dipstick testing for hematuria? What can cause false positives and negatives for hematuria on urine dipstick test?

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A Pancreas in the Making

Class Act 8 min read

By Jessica Lovett

Peer Reviewed 

Diabetes, a condition broadly characterized by the inability to maintain glucose homeostasis,1 can be classified into two primary subtypes: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 and type …

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