By Todd Cutler, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A 62-year-old male is hospitalized with an acute congestive heart failure exacerbation. On hospital day three, the patient’s symptoms have significantly improved …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
November 29, 2010
By Han Na Kim, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Had to drag yourself to work today after a nice Thanksgiving break? Next holiday isn’t coming soon enough for you? Primecuts is …
Proton Pump Inhibitors 2.0
November 26, 2010
By Mary C. Whitman, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are generally considered “safe” medications[1] and are prescribed to over 100 million patients per year for a variety of indications, often …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
November 22, 2010
By Megha Shah, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Things we love about Thanksgiving- turkeys, stuffing, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, and …Primecuts. Primecuts? Yes! What better way to be the life …
Off Label
November 19, 2010
By Alexander Volodarskiy, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In a press conference on April 27, 2010, Attorney-General Eric Holder announced that AstraZeneca had agreed to pay a $520 million fine …
Grand Rounds: Influenza Pandemic
November 18, 2010
Summary by Lakshmi Tummala, MD
The Medical Grand Rounds lecture on October 6, 2010 titled “Influenza 2010: Update after the 2009 Pandemic was presented by Dr. Alicia Fry, M.D., MPH …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
November 15, 2010
By David Hormozdi, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
As Thanksgiving fast approaches and you enjoy the last stretch of fall weather, Primecuts is here to offer you the latest medical …
Mystery Quiz- The Answer
November 13, 2010Dana Clutter, MD
Edited by Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
Faculty peer reviewed
The answer to the mystery quiz is bacillary angiomatosis (BA). BA is a disease that most frequently affects individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and typically …