By Vincent Santillo, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The press and the public that devours it thrive on exciting headlines of misfortune and misdeeds. After a week filled with powerful men acting terribly, it was a relief …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
The Stories My Senses Tell Me
May 20, 2011
By David Ellenberg
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Mr. A is a 91 year old male with a history of hypertension and two myocardial infarctions. He presented with shortness of breath and worsening lower extremity swelling and was …
Fast Hearts and Funny Currents: Is Tachycardia Part of the Problem in Heart Failure? Part 1
May 18, 2011
By Santosh Vardhana
Faculty Peer ReviewedÂ
Mr. M is a 63-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease and systolic CHF (ejection fraction 32%) on lisinopril, metoprolol, and …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
May 16, 2011
By Matthew Ingham, MD
Faculty Peer Review
Change to the established order, in politics as in medicine, is a slow and painstaking process. Across the Middle East and …
Vegetative State 2.0
May 13, 2011
By Ivan Saraiva, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
 “Mr. Dockery was a police officer in the town of Walden, northwest of Chattanooga, when he was shot in the forehead as he …
Warning: Drinking Cola May Be Dangerous To Your Health
May 11, 2011
By Jessica Leifer
Faculty Peer Reviewed
As a new third year medical student excited to finally be seeing my own patients and still looking for my style as an …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
May 9, 2011
By Megha Shah, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
This week we were witness to the courage, perseverance, and ultimately, the triumph of the American military in the ongoing efforts against …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
May 2, 2011
By Ian Fagan, MDÂ
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Is springtime the season for love? Take a look outside—the birds are chirping, the bees are buzzing, the flowers are blooming. …