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 that we …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
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 erythrocyte[2]
2.5 …
Resveratrol: The Modern Fountain of Youth?
February 9, 2011
By Lee Rasamny
Faculty Peer Reviewed
For thousands of years, humans have been fascinated with the idea of slowing and perhaps even reversing the process of aging. From Ponce de León to modern research …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
February 7, 2011
By Santosh Vardhana
Faculty Peer Reviewed
After the greatest professional sporting day of the year, count on Primecuts to bring football and …
Mystery Quiz
February 4, 2011Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
The patient is an 84 year old man who presents with small amounts of hemoptysis for one week prior to admission. He is a life-long non-smoker who began having cough with sputum production for one year without fever, chills, nightsweats, …
Tales of Survival: My White Coat
February 3, 2011
By Kristen Mattei
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Mr. H was an 85-year-old former merchant marine and self-proclaimed lothario who presented to the VA emergency room with a six-month history of lymphadenopathy, …
Is Vasopressin Indicated in the Management of Cardiac Arrest?
February 2, 2011
By Brandon Oberweis, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Case Report:
A 65-year-old male with a past medical history significant for NYHA class IV heart failure was found by his …