By: Aviva Regev
Mr. S is a 68-year old man with longstanding COPD and a 40-pack-year smoking history. He presents to clinic with three days of increasing shortness of breath, and complains that he has been coughing up …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
You Don’t Look Diabetic:Diabetes in Non-Obese South Asians–Is There a Molecular or Genetic Basis for Increased Insulin Resistance?
August 24, 2011
By Adelaide Hearst, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Diabetes is a nationwide epidemic in the United States, affecting 23.6 million people, over 7% of the population.[1] But all diabetics may not be created equal. In the US, Asians …
Primecuts-Gone Fishin’
August 22, 2011
Primecuts will be taking a much needed holiday and will return to action 9/6/11. Not to worry though, new posts will still be arriving these next few weeks. This is the perfect opportunity to catch up …
Subclinical Hypothyroidism: To Screen or Not to Screen?
August 17, 2011
By Addie Peretz, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Despite the ease of screening for hypothyroidism with hormone assays and the availability of thyroxine replacement therapy, no recommendations regarding routine screening for hypothyroidism in adults are universally accepted. The American Academy of Family Physicians …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
August 15, 2011
By Megha Shah, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Political unrest in northern Africa. Economic woes in the United States. Shootings in Morningside Heights. A review of the daily news is almost always a somber experience. A closer look, though, can reveal stories that …
Does Medical School Erode Student Empathy?
August 10, 2011
By Nandini Govil
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Empathy is an elusive concept, espoused by many as an integral component of effective doctoring. In the medical literature, empathy is defined as a physician’s ability to recognize and validate a patient’s experiences and perspectives, …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
August 8, 2011
By Bora Toklu, MD
Faculty Peer Review
My friend was sobbing when she called me on the weekend of July 4th. She had become upset when told by a physician that a possible cause of her chronic cough might be lung cancer. …
More Pills, More Problems: The Polypill Revisited
August 3, 2011
By Jonathan Leventhal
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Polypharmacy has become an integral part of daily life for millions of chronically ill patients worldwide, and rightfully so. Evidence-based studies have repeatedly demonstrated that multiple drugs are required for optimal therapeutic management in chronic diseases …