By Sana Shah, Class of 2011
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The Islamic faith is characterized by five central pillars: the public declaration …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
The Resurgence of Pertussis: Is Lack of Adult Vaccination to Blame?
February 23, 2011
By Ijeoma Ejigiri, Class of 2011
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Whooping cough. 100 day cough. Pertussis. These are the various names for the …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
February 22, 2011
By Chesda Eng, MD, PGY-1
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but Cupid’s influence lingers. Couples were out and about this week in New York City …
A Vaccine Against Nicotine—New Hope or Mere Hype?
February 18, 2011
By Carolan Hass, Class of 2012
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Cigarettes remain an anathema to many physicians. Like so many unhealthy …
Medical Work-Up of Uveitis
February 16, 2011
By Mary Whitman, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Clinical question: What should the medical work-up be for an adult newly diagnosed with uveitis?
Uveitis, defined as intraocular inflammation of …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
February 14, 2011
By Kara Greenwald, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Good morning. As the snow melts away from New York City and the sun can once again shine on the city streets …
Mystery Quiz- The Answer
February 11, 2011Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
The answer to the mystery quiz is pulmonary artery aneurysm. The chest CT shows a very round lesion in the left lower lobe with possible surrounding ground glass opacity. This perfectly round shadow suggests a vascular …
Erythrocyte Index
February 10, 2011
By Michael Ford, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
“Blood Count”
2.65 x 10[13]
# of erythrocytes in circulation, assuming Hematocrit 45%[1]
120
Lifespan in days of an …