Neal H. Steigbigel, M.D.
The recent IDSA meeting reviewed many important and interesting findings. Topics spanned a wide array of subjects, many of which are of importance and interest to all physicians. These subjects included:
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
December 20, 2010
By: Josephine Ni, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
This week has been all about making progress and how one step forward is often accompanied by one step backwards. This was …
Is a Low Vitamin D Level a Risk Factor for Colon Cancer?
December 16, 2010
By Nelson Sanchez, MD and Fritz Francois, MD, MS
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Case: A 45-year-old woman presents to your office for an annual check-up. She states that her grandmother was …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
December 13, 2010
By Joshua Strauss, MD
Faculty peer reviewed
Don’t smoke! We all know this by now, but this past week the surgeon general released her yearly report about why this continues …
Prescription for Meditation
December 10, 2010
By Manisha Patel
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A woman in her 60s with a history of fibromyalgia presented with productive cough and fevers for one week, and also complained that she …
The Polymyxins: Why am I using them all the time, and what are they?
December 8, 2010
By Jon-Emile S Kenny
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A 65-year-old female with locally advanced rectal cancer is admitted to the ICU, hypotensive and febrile. Her PICC line is removed and blood …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
December 6, 2010
By Samit Shah, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
‘Tis the season to be merry and enjoy all the wonderful aspects of the holidays, such as shopping, bright lights, holiday music, family, …
Branched Chain Amino Acid Supplementation for Patients with Cirrhosis
December 3, 2010
By Nicole Leigh Aaronson,MD, Loren Wissner Greene, MD, and Denise Pate, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Introduction:
Whereas there are specially designed diets for patients with hypertension, diabetes, and renal …