By Michael Shen, MD PhD
Peer Reviewed
With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This can quickly become an overwhelming endeavor given the …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Kratom: A Summary for the Primary Care Physician
August 5, 2021
By Lee Brake
Peer Reviewed
Kratom (pronounced KRAY-tum) is a product derived from the crushed and dried leaves of the Mitragyna speciosa plant species endemic to Southeast Asia.1 It has been increasingly used in the …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner — 8/2/2021
August 2, 2021- NYU Brooklyn: How does leucovorin reverse methotrexate toxicity?
- Bellevue Outpatient: Should patients who received the Zostavax vaccine in the past still get Shingrix?
- Bellevue Inpatient: In evaluating patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP), should lab tests be sent to attempt to determine a specific etiology? Specifically, how do we use tests such as Mycoplasma PCR vs IgG/IgM?
Complementary and Integrative Health: Where do U.S. Physicians Stand, and Where Should We?
July 28, 2021
By Gabriel Ben-Dor, MD
Peer Reviewed
“None of the meds really helped but after only three acupuncture sessions my hip pain is gone, but I still have the shoulder and knee pain, why is that doc?” …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner — 7/26/21
July 26, 2021- Tisch-Kimmel Inpatient: In patients with esophageal varices, is there any harm or decreased benefit to using B1-selective beta blockers with easier dosing schedules (such as metoprolol XL) over propranolol?
- Bellevue Inpatient: In patients with tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy, how long on average does it take for the ejection fraction to improve after treating the underlying arrhythmia?
- NYU Brooklyn: Are high sensitivity troponins reliable in patients with kidney impairment?
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
July 23, 2021
Erin Bresnahan, MD
Peer Reviewed
With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This can quickly become an …
Eponyms: Janeway Lesions
July 22, 2021
By Zoe Lawrence, MD
Peer Reviewed
The patient is a 43-year-old intravenous drug user who presents to the emergency department with a few days of fevers and malaise. On exam, he is febrile …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner — 7/19/21
July 19, 2021- Tisch-Kimmel Inpatient: Does the addition of antimicrobial therapy confer any benefit on mortality or nonelective respiratory hospitalization in adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
- Bellevue Inpatient: What are the guidelines/consensus statement on perioperative management of endocrine medications?
- VA Outpatient: Is there a relationship between intensity of statin therapy and muscle symptoms?