- NYU Brooklyn: What therapies do we have for patients who are found to be pre-diabetic, and are they effective at reducing the subsequent risk of developing diabetes?
- Tisch Inpatient: When should physicians treat subclinical thyroid disorders?
- Bellevue Inpatient: Is there any utility of treating patients with non-variceal upper GI bleeding (UGIB) with octreotide?
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Apply Liberally: Barriers to Adequate Sunscreen Use
August 25, 2021
By Ellen Yin
Peer Reviewed
Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, with melanoma estimated to cause more than 80% of skin cancer deaths,1 and …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner — 8/23/21
August 23, 2021- NYU Brooklyn: What is the association between NSAID use and the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) flare?
- Tisch Inpatient: Is gadolinium-based contrast safe to administer in kidney disease?
- Bellevue Inpatient: In patients admitted for syncope workup, what is the yield of the typical diagnostic workup (EKG, bloodwork)?
Evidence-Based Practice: How Do I Treat my Patient’s Non-Specific Low Back Pain?
August 18, 2021
By Elyse Berlinberg
Peer Reviewed
It is a quiet afternoon at the Primary Care Clinic, so you decide to open MyChart to catch up on your messages. You come across a message from a patient …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner- 8/16/2021
August 16, 2021- NYU Brooklyn: In patients with severe acute kidney injury, when should renal replacement therapy be initiated?
- Tisch Inpatient: Does chronic beta-blocker therapy affect lactate production in septic patients?
- Bellevue Inpatient: Do reversal agents improve outcomes for DOAC-related severe bleeding?
CHIEFS’ INQUIRY CORNER — 8/9/2021
August 9, 2021- NYU Brooklyn: How does long-term use of metformin contribute to vitamin B12 deficiency?
- VA Outpatient: Does metformin decrease the risk of some types of skin cancer?
- Bellevue Inpatient: Do proton pump inhibitors affect glycemic control and/or risk of incident diabetes?
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
August 6, 2021
By Michael Shen, MD PhD
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 …
Kratom: A Summary for the Primary Care Physician
August 5, 2021
By Lee Brake
Peer Reviewed
Kratom (pronounced KRAY-tum) is a product derived from the crushed and dried leaves of the Mitragyna speciosa plant species endemic to Southeast Asia.1 It has been increasingly used …