- Â NYU Brooklyn: How urgently does necrotizing pancreatitis need to be drained?
- NYU Brooklyn:Â Are there certain classes of drugs that should make us more concerned about possible DRESS syndrome?
- Â 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
October 26, 2021- Gouverneur Outpatient:Â What is the high dose flu vaccine?
- Â Bellevue Inpatient:Â Is there any utility in D-dimer testing for the exclusion of pulmonary embolism among people hospitalized with COVID-19 infection?
- Bellevue Outpatient:Â What is the follow-up after initiating oral iron supplementation in iron-deficiency anemia?
More than Tuskegee: What Are We Missing When Discussing COVID Vaccine Hesitancy?
October 14, 2021
By Joachner Philippe
Peer ReviewedÂ
Ms. G was a 44-year-old African American woman with a history of sarcoidosis presenting to her outpatient pulmonologist/primary care physician for follow-up. Insurance complications had forced her to switch …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner — 10/13/21
October 13, 2021- NYU Brooklyn:Â When should we stop anti-depressant use in patients with depression?Â
- 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:Â Is there any evidence to suggest that fentanyl is superior to morphine in managing patients with ACS?
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
October 8, 2021
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 …
Why Is There So Much Obesity?
October 7, 2021
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 …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 10/4/2021
October 5, 2021- Â Brooklyn: What are the indications for primary prophylaxis against disseminated MAC? When can primary prophylaxis against disseminated MAC be discontinued?
- Â Bellevue Outpatient:Â Â Is there a risk of tinnitus with macrolide use?
- Bellevue Inpatient:Â 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?
A Pancreas in the Making
September 30, 2021
By Jessica Lovett
Peer ReviewedÂ
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 …