Every now and then you read something that you wish you had written yourself. Dr. Westby Fisher an internist, cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist who blogs as Dr. Wes has compiled a terrific comprehensive list of rules …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Red Yeast Rice: Nature’s Statin?
June 30, 2011
By Joshua Farhadian
Faculty Peer Reviewed
M. K. is a 61-year-old female with hypercholesterolemia who presents to clinic complaining of muscle pain and weakness. She reports that one month after beginning statin therapy she developed myalgias and immediately stopped taking her medication. …
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
June 27, 2011
By Saleem Ali, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
First up this week is a new study in NEJM about a new drug called bardoxalone methyl, currently being studied to …
How Does Alcohol Affect Hypertension?
June 24, 2011
By Benjamin Kenigsberg
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Alcoholic beverages have been part of human culture for thousands of years and cross nearly every political and demographic boundary. Despite this long history, the interaction between alcohol and human health is still poorly understood. …
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening Guidelines and Bellevue’s High-Risk Population
June 22, 2011
By Ramoncito David
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the world.[1] The prevalence of this fatal disease greatly varies among different nations, due to the fact that almost 80% of cases are …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
June 20, 2011By Megha Shah, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Captain America has a shield, Thor has a hammer, the Green Lantern has a power ring, and we…well, we have our stethoscopes. While Dr. Superhero may not be the next big blockbuster to hit …
Mystery Quiz- The Answer
June 17, 2011Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
The answer to the mystery quiz is lymphangitic carcinomatosis (LC). The diffuse interstitial and infiltrative pattern seen on CXR is best appreciated on the CT of the chest. On Images 4, 5 and 6, interlobular septal thickening is apparent (arrow) …
Mystery Quiz
June 16, 2011Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
The patient is a 62 year old man presenting with increasing breathlessness for the past six weeks. The patient first noted symptoms of mild shortness of breath and cough productive of yellow sputum that he attributed to his yearly winter …