By Nora Muakkassa, Class of 2011
Faculty Peer Reviewed
When patients bring up questions or concerns about their vision in the primary care setting, many providers feel ill equipped to handle them. While certain issues are better left for …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
June 6, 2011
By Aviva Regev
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Hello? Can you hear me now? Making big headlines this week is a topic that is likely to hit very close to home for many of our readers, as well …
If I Eat Candy and Fatty Foods, Will I Get Acne?
June 3, 2011
By Timothy Wu, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A 17-year-old female comes into the clinic for an annual health checkup. During the visit she reveals that she has been dealing with acne so severe that …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
May 31, 2011
By Varun Verma, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Our thoughts and prayers this week are with the victims of Joplin, Missouri, who struggle to rebuild their lives after being struck with one of the deadliest …
The Hangover: Pathophysiology and Treatment of an Alcohol-Induced Hangover
May 27, 2011
By Anthony Tolisano
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The sunlight forces its way into your eyes, stabbing at your cortex. Suddenly, a wave of nausea and diarrhea grips your stomach, …
From the Archives: Myths and Realities: Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal of the Day?
May 26, 2011
Please enjoy this post from the Clinical Correlations archives first posted June 18, 2009
By Chau Che MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In an age when two thirds of …
Fast Hearts and Funny Currents, Part 2: Is Tachycardia Part of the Problem in Heart Failure?
May 25, 2011
By Santosh Vardhana
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Please review Part 1 of this article here.
Mr. M is a 63-year old man with a history of coronary artery disease and systolic congestive heart failure (ejection fraction …
Spring Cleaning-Introducing Clinical Correlations 3.0
May 24, 2011
Welcome to Clinical Correlations 3.0. In case you forgot, we already did 2.0 a few years ago, so it seemed the time was ripe to evolve once again. We’ve redesigned the site from the ground up to give you …